diff --git a/passes/AT001/testdata/src/a/comment_ignore.go b/passes/AT001/testdata/src/a/comment_ignore.go
index d8b0d690..677e21cc 100644
--- a/passes/AT001/testdata/src/a/comment_ignore.go
+++ b/passes/AT001/testdata/src/a/comment_ignore.go
@@ -7,14 +7,24 @@ import (
 func fcommentignore() {
 	_ = r.TestCase{} //lintignore:AT001
 
+	_ = r.TestCase{} // lintignore:AT001
+
 	//lintignore:AT001
 	_ = r.TestCase{}
 
+	// lintignore:AT001
+	_ = r.TestCase{}
+
 	//lintignore:AT001,AT002
 	_ = r.TestCase{}
 
 	_ = r.TestCase{} //lintignore:AT001 // extra comment
 
+	_ = r.TestCase{} // lintignore:AT001 // extra comment
+
+	// lintignore:AT001 // extra comment
+	_ = r.TestCase{}
+
 	//lintignore:AT001 // extra comment
 	_ = r.TestCase{}
 
@@ -30,6 +40,11 @@ func fcommentignore() {
 	// extra comment
 	_ = r.TestCase{}
 
+	// extra comment
+	// lintignore:AT001
+	// extra comment
+	_ = r.TestCase{}
+
 	//lintignore:AT001
 	// extra comment
 	_ = r.TestCase{}
diff --git a/passes/commentignore/ignore.go b/passes/commentignore/ignore.go
index b7e4afda..fb6767d3 100644
--- a/passes/commentignore/ignore.go
+++ b/passes/commentignore/ignore.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 					}
 
 					// Remove // comment prefix
-					commentText := strings.TrimPrefix(comment.Text, "//")
+					commentText := strings.TrimLeft(strings.TrimPrefix(comment.Text, "//"), " ")
 
 					if strings.HasPrefix(commentText, commentIgnorePrefix) {
 						commentIgnore := strings.TrimPrefix(commentText, commentIgnorePrefix)