diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1093888..62cdf94 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ dist:
 examples: PYTHONPATH = .
 examples:
 	PYTHONPATH=.
-	sed --regexp-extended 's/(\.\. )envvar(::)/\1note\2/;' examples/fold-markers-debops.yml examples/main.yml | bin/yaml2rst - examples/main.rst --strip-regex '\s*(:?\[{3}|\]{3})\d?$$'
+	sed --regexp-extended 's/(\.\. )envvar(::)/\1note\2/;' examples/fold-markers-debops.yml examples/main.yml \
+		| bin/yaml2rst - examples/main.rst --strip-regex '\s*(:?\[{3}|\]{3})\d?$$' --yaml-strip-regex '^\s{65,66}#\s\]{3}\d?$$'
 	## --no-generator does not do the trick on Debian Jessie.
 	rst2html --stylesheet=examples/demo.css examples/main.rst | grep --invert-match --fixed-strings '<meta name="generator"' > examples/main.html
 	rst2html --stylesheet=examples/demo.css tests/patternsTest.rst > tests/patternsTest.html
diff --git a/bin/yaml2rst b/bin/yaml2rst
index 16344fb..0a14af0 100755
--- a/bin/yaml2rst
+++ b/bin/yaml2rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import argparse
 import sys
 
 
-def main(infilename, outfilename, strip_regex):
+def main(infilename, outfilename, strip_regex, yaml_strip_regex):
     if infilename == '-':
         infh = sys.stdin
     else:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def main(infilename, outfilename, strip_regex):
         outfh = sys.stdout
     else:
         outfh = open(outfilename, "w")
-    for l in yaml2rst.convert(infh.readlines(), strip_regex):
+    for l in yaml2rst.convert(infh.readlines(), strip_regex, yaml_strip_regex):
         print(l.rstrip(), file=outfh)
 
 
@@ -55,5 +55,8 @@ parser.add_argument('--strip-regex', metavar='regex',
                     " Can be used to remove fold markers from headings for example."
                     " Example to strip out [[[,]]] fold markers: '\s*(:?\[{3}|\]{3})\d?$'."
                     " Check the README for more details.")
+parser.add_argument('--yaml-strip-regex', metavar='regex',
+                    help="Same usage as --strip-regex except that this regex substitution"
+                    "is preformed on the YAMl part of the file as opposed RST part.")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 main(**vars(args))
diff --git a/examples/main.html b/examples/main.html
index 08fbea1..3000800 100644
--- a/examples/main.html
+++ b/examples/main.html
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id1">Main configuration</a></h2>
 <p>Some text describing this boolean.</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
 example__enabled: True
-
-                                                                  # ]]]
 </pre>
 <div class="note">
 <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
@@ -84,8 +82,6 @@ <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id1">Main configuration</a></h2>
 <p>List of additional APT packages which will be installed by the role.</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
 example__packages: []
-                                                                  # ]]]
-                                                                  # ]]]
 </pre>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="something">
@@ -97,9 +93,6 @@ <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2">Something</a></h2>
 <p>Some text describing this list.</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
 example__periodic: []
-                                                                  # ]]]
-                                                                  # ]]]
-                                                                  # ]]]
 </pre>
 </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/examples/main.rst b/examples/main.rst
index c778ae7..c1cf7d4 100644
--- a/examples/main.rst
+++ b/examples/main.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Some text describing this boolean.
 
   example__enabled: True
 
-                                                                    # ]]]
+
 
 .. note:: example__packages
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ List of additional APT packages which will be installed by the role.
 ::
 
   example__packages: []
-                                                                    # ]]]
-                                                                    # ]]]
+
+
 
 Something
 -------------
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ Some text describing this list.
 ::
 
   example__periodic: []
-                                                                    # ]]]
-                                                                    # ]]]
-                                                                    # ]]]
+
+
+
 
 collectd
 ================
diff --git a/yaml2rst.py b/yaml2rst.py
index ab072cc..5e7073c 100644
--- a/yaml2rst.py
+++ b/yaml2rst.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def get_stripped_line(line, strip_regex):
     return line
 
 
-def convert(lines, strip_regex):
+def convert(lines, strip_regex, yaml_strip_regex):
     state = STATE_TEXT
     last_text_line = ''
     last_indent = ''
@@ -124,16 +124,17 @@ def convert(lines, strip_regex):
                 if not last_text_line.endswith('::'):
                     yield last_indent + '::'
                 yield ''
+            line = get_stripped_line(line, yaml_strip_regex)
             yield last_indent + '  ' + line
             state = STATE_YAML
 
 
-def convert_text(yaml_text, strip_regex=None):
-    return '\n'.join(convert(yaml_text.splitlines(), strip_regex))
+def convert_text(yaml_text, strip_regex=None, yaml_strip_regex=None):
+    return '\n'.join(convert(yaml_text.splitlines(), strip_regex, yaml_strip_regex))
 
 
-def convert_file(infilename, outfilename, strip_regex=None):
+def convert_file(infilename, outfilename, strip_regex=None, yaml_strip_regex=None):
     with open(infilename) as infh:
         with open(outfilename, "w") as outfh:
-            for l in convert(infh.readlines(), strip_regex):
+            for l in convert(infh.readlines(), strip_regex, yaml_strip_regex):
                 print(l.rstrip(), file=outfh)