diff --git a/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java b/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java
index 04c0e1d6..f33f540a 100644
--- a/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java
+++ b/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class EffectsParser {
 
         // Remove all lines that contain a #
 
-        effectData.replaceAll("(?m)^.*#.*$", "");
+        effectData = effectData.replaceAll("(?m)^.*#.*$", "");
 
         // Parse effect entry description