diff --git a/config-general-mode.el b/config-general-mode.el
index cc1ce9d..ab0cc6f 100644
--- a/config-general-mode.el
+++ b/config-general-mode.el
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
   (kill-all-local-variables)
 
   ;; support for 'comment-region et al
-  (setq-local comment-start "; ")
+  (setq-local comment-start "# ")
   (setq-local comment-end "")
 
   ;; we don't need a complicated indent strategy, relative is totally ok