diff --git a/godot.go b/godot.go
index 81211d7..35e368c 100644
--- a/godot.go
+++ b/godot.go
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ var (
 	// Special tags in comments like "// nolint:", or "// +k8s:".
 	tags = regexp.MustCompile(`^\+?[a-z0-9]+:`)
 
-	// Special hashtags in comments like "#nosec".
-	hashtags = regexp.MustCompile("^#[a-z]+ ")
+	// Special hashtags in comments like "// #nosec".
+	hashtags = regexp.MustCompile(`^#[a-z]+($|\s)`)
 
 	// URL at the end of the line.
 	endURL = regexp.MustCompile(`[a-z]+://[^\s]+$`)