diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c7ceb32..bd116d5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@happy-dom/global-registrator": "^4.1.0",
         "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.1.7",
+        "@types/strip-comments": "^2.0.1",
         "lit": "^2.2.5"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -1297,6 +1298,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/strip-comments": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@types%2fstrip-comments/-/strip-comments-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7xjBu+wvKSRHSmgZoRAfUBZMIupd7634b2+uI2qeBDUvfoX+VELjuWCzlL6CF40eG/TGKwU+pqoJfvcvs3fzKA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/through2": {
       "version": "2.0.36",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@types%2fthrough2/-/through2-2.0.36.tgz",
@@ -7147,6 +7154,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-gJPuBBam4r8qpjOBCRFLP7/6Dps=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/strip-comments": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@types%2fstrip-comments/-/strip-comments-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7xjBu+wvKSRHSmgZoRAfUBZMIupd7634b2+uI2qeBDUvfoX+VELjuWCzlL6CF40eG/TGKwU+pqoJfvcvs3fzKA=="
+    },
     "@types/through2": {
       "version": "2.0.36",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@types%2fthrough2/-/through2-2.0.36.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f747c8..a4c01c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@happy-dom/global-registrator": "^4.1.0",
     "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.1.7",
+    "@types/strip-comments": "^2.0.1",
     "lit": "^2.2.5"
   },
   "browserslist": [
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 6dfecc7..5d291ae 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@pushrocks/smartntml',
-  version: '1.0.8',
+  version: '1.0.9',
   description: 'lit-html for the backend'
 }
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index ec281fd..6f6c366 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ export class Smartntml {
     this.html = lit.html;
   }
 
-  public async renderTemplateResult(templateResult: litTypes.TemplateResult) {
+  public async renderTemplateResult(templateResult: litTypes.TemplateResult, stripCommentsArg = true) {
     const element = document.createElement('div');
     this.render(templateResult, element);
-    return element.innerHTML;
+    let stringResult = element.innerHTML;
+    if (stripCommentsArg) {
+      stringResult = stringResult.replace(/<!--(.*?)-->/g, '');
+    }
+    return stringResult;
   }
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartntml.plugins.ts b/ts/smartntml.plugins.ts
index 16a80a4..b33ea27 100644
--- a/ts/smartntml.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/smartntml.plugins.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ import * as smartpromise from '@pushrocks/smartpromise';
 export {
   smartpromise
 }
+
+// third party scope