diff --git a/couleur.py b/couleur.py
index 90df1f4..8eda97d 100644
--- a/couleur.py
+++ b/couleur.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ def ignore_colors(string):
     up_count_regex = re.compile(ur'[#][{]up[}]')
     up_count = len(up_count_regex.findall(string)) or 1
 
-    expression = u'^([#][{]up[}])+(?P<end>.*\\n){%d}' % up_count
+    expression = u'^(?P<start>.*)([#][{]up[}])+(.*\\n){%d}' % up_count
     up_supress_regex = re.compile(expression, re.MULTILINE)
-    string = up_supress_regex.sub('', string)
+    string = up_supress_regex.sub('\g<start>', string)
 
     for attr in re.findall("[#][{]on[:](\w+)[}]", string):
         string = string.replace("#{on:%s}" % attr, "")
diff --git a/test_file_filter.py b/test_file_filter.py
index a041cb3..74d5815 100644
--- a/test_file_filter.py
+++ b/test_file_filter.py
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ def test_supress_up_when_ignoring_colors():
     io = StringIO()
     couleur.proxy(io).enable()
     couleur.proxy(io).ignore()
-    io.write("#{up}but this is invisible\n")
-    assert_equals('', io.getvalue())
+    io.write("This is visible#{up}but this is invisible\n")
+    assert_equals('This is visible', io.getvalue())
 
 def test_supress_up_when_ignoring_colors_as_many_times_needed():
     "file-like filter output: supress #{up} as many times as needed"
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ def test_supress_up_when_ignoring_colors_as_many_times_needed():
     io = StringIO()
     couleur.proxy(io).enable()
     couleur.proxy(io).ignore()
-    io.write("#{up}#{up}#{up}#{up}\n" \
+    io.write("This is visible#{up}#{up}#{up}#{up}\n" \
         " Line one supressed\n" \
         " Line two supressed\n" \
         " Line three supressed\n")
-    assert_equals('', io.getvalue())
+    assert_equals('This is visible', io.getvalue())