diff --git a/internal/cmd/verify.go b/internal/cmd/verify.go
index 37223b887e..8daca672b6 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/verify.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/verify.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func Verify(ctx context.Context, dir, filename string, opts *Options) error {
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("read file: %w", err)
 				}
-				ddl = append(ddl, migrations.RemoveRollbackStatements(string(contents)))
+				ddl = append(ddl, migrations.RemoveIgnoredStatements(string(contents)))
 			}
 
 			var codegen plugin.GenerateRequest
diff --git a/internal/migrations/migrations.go b/internal/migrations/migrations.go
index 1c33eacb10..29c5151c58 100644
--- a/internal/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/internal/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ func RemoveIgnoredStatements(contents string) string {
 
 		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "-- sqlc:ignore end") {
 			ignoring = false
+			// no need to keep this line in result
+			line = ""
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "-- sqlc:ignore") {
 			ignoring = true
-		} else if ignoring {
+		}
+
+		if ignoring {
 			// make this line empty, so that errors are still reported on the
 			// correct line
 			line = ""
diff --git a/internal/migrations/migrations_test.go b/internal/migrations/migrations_test.go
index d987992582..f932d70202 100644
--- a/internal/migrations/migrations_test.go
+++ b/internal/migrations/migrations_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ const inputGoose = `
 -- +goose Up
 ALTER TABLE archived_jobs ADD COLUMN expires_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE;
 
+-- sqlc:ignore
+CREATE TABLE countries (id int);
+CREATE TABLE people (id int);
+-- sqlc:ignore
+
 -- +goose Down
 ALTER TABLE archived_jobs DROP COLUMN expires_at;
 `
@@ -17,6 +22,11 @@ ALTER TABLE archived_jobs DROP COLUMN expires_at;
 const outputGoose = `
 -- +goose Up
 ALTER TABLE archived_jobs ADD COLUMN expires_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE;
+
+
+
+
+
 `
 
 const inputMigrate = `
@@ -24,6 +34,10 @@ const inputMigrate = `
 -- SQL in section 'Up' is executed when this migration is applied
 CREATE TABLE people (id int);
 
+-- sqlc:ignore
+INVALID SYNTAX HERE IS OK, WE SHOULD IGNORE THIS
+-- sqlc:ignore end
+
 -- +migrate Down
 -- SQL section 'Down' is executed when this migration is rolled back
 DROP TABLE people;
@@ -33,9 +47,16 @@ const outputMigrate = `
 -- +migrate Up
 -- SQL in section 'Up' is executed when this migration is applied
 CREATE TABLE people (id int);
+
+
+
+
 `
 
 const inputTern = `
+-- sqlc:ignore
+As first row also ok, all contents after should be processed
+-- sqlc:ignore end
 -- Write your migrate up statements here
 ALTER TABLE todo RENAME COLUMN done TO is_done;
 ---- create above / drop below ----
@@ -43,37 +64,49 @@ ALTER TABLE todo RENAME COLUMN is_done TO done;
 `
 
 const outputTern = `
+
+
+
 -- Write your migrate up statements here
 ALTER TABLE todo RENAME COLUMN done TO is_done;`
 
 const inputDbmate = `
 -- migrate:up
 CREATE TABLE foo (bar int);
+-- sqlc:ignore
+In up section
+-- sqlc:ignore end
 -- migrate:down
-DROP TABLE foo;`
+DROP TABLE foo;
+-- sqlc:ignore
+In down section
+-- sqlc:ignore end`
 
 const outputDbmate = `
 -- migrate:up
-CREATE TABLE foo (bar int);`
+CREATE TABLE foo (bar int);
+
+
+`
 
-func TestRemoveRollback(t *testing.T) {
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(outputGoose, RemoveRollbackStatements(inputGoose)); diff != "" {
+func TestRemoveIgnored(t *testing.T) {
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(outputGoose, RemoveIgnoredStatements(inputGoose)); diff != "" {
 		t.Errorf("goose migration mismatch:\n%s", diff)
 	}
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(outputMigrate, RemoveRollbackStatements(inputMigrate)); diff != "" {
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(outputMigrate, RemoveIgnoredStatements(inputMigrate)); diff != "" {
 		t.Errorf("sql-migrate migration mismatch:\n%s", diff)
 	}
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(outputTern, RemoveRollbackStatements(inputTern)); diff != "" {
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(outputTern, RemoveIgnoredStatements(inputTern)); diff != "" {
 		t.Errorf("tern migration mismatch:\n%s", diff)
 	}
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(outputDbmate, RemoveRollbackStatements(inputDbmate)); diff != "" {
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(outputDbmate, RemoveIgnoredStatements(inputDbmate)); diff != "" {
 		t.Errorf("dbmate migration mismatch:\n%s", diff)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestRemoveGolangMigrateRollback(t *testing.T) {
 	filenames := map[string]bool{
-		// make sure we let through golang-migrate files that aren't rollbacks
+		// make sure we let through golang-migrate files that aren't ignored
 		"migrations/1.up.sql": false,
 		// make sure we let through other sql files
 		"migrations/2.sql":      false,
diff --git a/internal/sqltest/local/mysql.go b/internal/sqltest/local/mysql.go
index 9c068a39ba..97e833eafc 100644
--- a/internal/sqltest/local/mysql.go
+++ b/internal/sqltest/local/mysql.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func MySQL(t *testing.T, migrations []string) string {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		seed = append(seed, migrate.RemoveRollbackStatements(string(blob)))
+		seed = append(seed, migrate.RemoveIgnoredStatements(string(blob)))
 	}
 
 	cfg, err := mysql.ParseDSN(dburi)
diff --git a/internal/sqltest/local/postgres.go b/internal/sqltest/local/postgres.go
index 7b2c16c40a..786d9b4597 100644
--- a/internal/sqltest/local/postgres.go
+++ b/internal/sqltest/local/postgres.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func postgreSQL(t *testing.T, migrations []string, rw bool) string {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		h.Write(blob)
-		seed = append(seed, migrate.RemoveRollbackStatements(string(blob)))
+		seed = append(seed, migrate.RemoveIgnoredStatements(string(blob)))
 	}
 
 	var name string