diff --git a/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/log_parse.py b/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/log_parse.py
index 2a217168cd8..623c4545e22 100644
--- a/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/log_parse.py
+++ b/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/log_parse.py
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class ParsePattern:
     def __init__(self, name, filename, regex_str, default_value=None):
         self._name = name
         self._filename = filename
-        self._regex = re.compile(regex_str)
+        # Look for the specified pattern somewhere in the line, but any characters
+        # can occur before and after it. Detailed in GitHub Issue #2743.
+        self._regex = re.compile(f'^.*{regex_str}.*$')
         self._default_value = default_value
 
     def name(self):
diff --git a/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/parse_vtr_flow.py b/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/parse_vtr_flow.py
index 45c927d9867..d500eca0643 100755
--- a/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/parse_vtr_flow.py
+++ b/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/parse_vtr_flow.py
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ def parse_file_and_update_results(filename, patterns, results):
 
         with open(filepaths[0], "r") as file:
             for line in file:
-                while line[0] == "#":
-                    line = line[1:]
-
                 for parse_pattern in patterns:
                     match = parse_pattern.regex().match(line)
                     if match and match.groups():