diff --git a/bin/test-exercise b/bin/test-exercise
index cccc6577f..a7aaa9ac1 100755
--- a/bin/test-exercise
+++ b/bin/test-exercise
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ fi
 
 # eliminate #[ignore] lines from tests
 for test in "$exercise/tests/*.rs"; do
-    sed -i '/\[ignore\]/d' $test
+   sed -i -e '/#\[ignore\]/{
+      s/#\[ignore\]\s*//
+      /^\s*$/d
+   }' $test
 done
 
 # run tests from within exercise directory