diff --git a/superx_budget/budget.py b/superx_budget/budget.py
index 7ac322f..091c5ba 100644
--- a/superx_budget/budget.py
+++ b/superx_budget/budget.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ EXPECTED_TABLE_HEADERS = [
     "Rest",
 ]
 
-EXCEL_LINES_TO_IGNORE = {"stand:", "stand"}
+EXCEL_LINES_TO_IGNORE = {"stand"}
 
 NUM_EXPECTED_HEADERS = len(EXPECTED_TABLE_HEADERS)
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def _skip_some_lines(rows):
             continue
         if isinstance(first_cell, str):
             value = first_cell.strip().lower()
-            if value in EXCEL_LINES_TO_IGNORE:
+            if any(value.startswith(item) for item in EXCEL_LINES_TO_IGNORE):
                 continue
         yield xl_row
 
diff --git a/tests/test_budget_parser.py b/tests/test_budget_parser.py
index 93a5feb..1e95aa4 100644
--- a/tests/test_budget_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_budget_parser.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def test_skip_empty_lines():
         ExcelRow(3, [""]),
         ExcelRow(4, ["two"]),
         ExcelRow(5, [""]),
+        ExcelRow(5, ["sTanD:"]),
     ]
 
     result = _skip_some_lines(rows)
@@ -54,12 +55,12 @@ def test_parse_budget_data(budget_example_sheet):
     result = parse_budget_data(budget_example_sheet)
     first, last = result[0], result[-1]
 
-    assert len(result) == 20
+    assert len(result) == 19  # the line starting with "Stand" is filtered out
     assert first.row == 3
     assert first.number == 1
     assert first.project_name == "Safeguard IV"
     assert first.rest == "=F3-G3"
-    assert last.row == 61
+    assert last.row == 57
 
 
 def test_parse_budget_file(budget_example_file):
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ def test_parse_budget_file(budget_example_file):
     result = parse_budget_file(budget_example_file)
     first = result[0]
 
-    assert len(result) == 20
+    assert len(result) == 19  # the line starting with "Stand" is filtered out
     assert first.row == 3
     assert first.number == 1
     assert first.project_name == "Safeguard IV"
diff --git a/tests/test_overview.py b/tests/test_overview.py
index 4ae1a5b..89df024 100644
--- a/tests/test_overview.py
+++ b/tests/test_overview.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_create_overview_map(budget_example_file):
     budget_data = parse_budget_file(budget_example_file)
     result = _create_overview_map(budget_data)
 
-    assert len(result) == 20
+    assert len(result) == 19  # the line starting with "Stand" is filtered out
     assert "1083013701" in result
     for key, value in result.items():
         assert key == str(value.project)