diff --git a/pymatgen/io/lobster/inputs.py b/pymatgen/io/lobster/inputs.py
index 38b2201df87..90c64ae3613 100644
--- a/pymatgen/io/lobster/inputs.py
+++ b/pymatgen/io/lobster/inputs.py
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 
 import itertools
 import os
+import re
 import warnings
+from collections import UserDict
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class Lobsterin(dict, MSONable):
+class Lobsterin(UserDict, MSONable):
     """
     This class can handle and generate lobsterin files
     Furthermore, it can also modify INCAR files for lobster, generate KPOINT files for fatband calculations in Lobster,
@@ -159,7 +161,10 @@ def __getitem__(self, item):
         if not found:
             new_key = item
 
-        return dict.__getitem__(self, new_key)
+        return super().__getitem__(new_key)
+
+    def __delitem__(self, key):
+        del self.data[key.lower()]
 
     def diff(self, other):
         """
@@ -580,31 +585,31 @@ def from_file(cls, lobsterin: str):
         Lobsterindict: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
         for datum in data:
-            # will remove all comments to avoid complications
-            raw_datum = datum.split("!")[0]
-            raw_datum = raw_datum.split("//")[0]
-            raw_datum = raw_datum.split("#")[0]
-            raw_datum = raw_datum.split(" ")
-            while "" in raw_datum:
-                raw_datum.remove("")
-            if len(raw_datum) > 1:
-                # check which type of keyword this is, handle accordingly
-                if raw_datum[0].lower() not in [datum2.lower() for datum2 in Lobsterin.LISTKEYWORDS]:
-                    if raw_datum[0].lower() not in [datum2.lower() for datum2 in Lobsterin.FLOAT_KEYWORDS]:
-                        if raw_datum[0].lower() not in Lobsterindict:
-                            Lobsterindict[raw_datum[0].lower()] = " ".join(raw_datum[1:])
+            # Remove all comments
+            if not datum.startswith(("!", "#", "//")):
+                pattern = r"\b[^!#//]+"  # exclude comments after commands
+                matched_pattern = re.findall(pattern, datum)
+                if matched_pattern:
+                    raw_datum = matched_pattern[0].replace("\t", " ")  # handle tab in between and end of command
+                    key_word = raw_datum.strip().split(" ")  # extract keyword
+                    if len(key_word) > 1:
+                        # check which type of keyword this is, handle accordingly
+                        if key_word[0].lower() not in [datum2.lower() for datum2 in Lobsterin.LISTKEYWORDS]:
+                            if key_word[0].lower() not in [datum2.lower() for datum2 in Lobsterin.FLOAT_KEYWORDS]:
+                                if key_word[0].lower() not in Lobsterindict:
+                                    Lobsterindict[key_word[0].lower()] = " ".join(key_word[1:])
+                                else:
+                                    raise ValueError(f"Same keyword {key_word[0].lower()} twice!")
+                            elif key_word[0].lower() not in Lobsterindict:
+                                Lobsterindict[key_word[0].lower()] = float(key_word[1])
+                            else:
+                                raise ValueError(f"Same keyword {key_word[0].lower()} twice!")
+                        elif key_word[0].lower() not in Lobsterindict:
+                            Lobsterindict[key_word[0].lower()] = [" ".join(key_word[1:])]
                         else:
-                            raise ValueError(f"Same keyword {raw_datum[0].lower()} twice!")
-                    elif raw_datum[0].lower() not in Lobsterindict:
-                        Lobsterindict[raw_datum[0].lower()] = float(raw_datum[1])
-                    else:
-                        raise ValueError(f"Same keyword {raw_datum[0].lower()} twice!")
-                elif raw_datum[0].lower() not in Lobsterindict:
-                    Lobsterindict[raw_datum[0].lower()] = [" ".join(raw_datum[1:])]
-                else:
-                    Lobsterindict[raw_datum[0].lower()].append(" ".join(raw_datum[1:]))
-            elif len(raw_datum) > 0:
-                Lobsterindict[raw_datum[0].lower()] = True
+                            Lobsterindict[key_word[0].lower()].append(" ".join(key_word[1:]))
+                    elif len(key_word) > 0:
+                        Lobsterindict[key_word[0].lower()] = True
 
         return cls(Lobsterindict)
 
diff --git a/tests/files/cohp/lobsterin.2 b/tests/files/cohp/lobsterin.2
index 726a016834d..53da1377490 100644
--- a/tests/files/cohp/lobsterin.2
+++ b/tests/files/cohp/lobsterin.2
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 COHPstartEnergy -15.0
 COHPendEnergy 5.0
-basisSet pbeVaspFit2015
+basisSet	pbeVaspFit2015
 gaussianSmearingWidth 0.1
-basisfunctions Fe 3d 4p 4s ! This is a comment 
+basisfunctions Fe	3d 4p 4s ! This is a comment
 basisfunctions Co 3d 4p 4s # This is another comment
 skipdos // Here, we comment again
 skipcohp
 skipcoop
 skipPopulationAnalysis
 skipGrossPopulation
+! cohpsteps
diff --git a/tests/io/lobster/test_inputs.py b/tests/io/lobster/test_inputs.py
index 3316207f916..20c51cbbd99 100644
--- a/tests/io/lobster/test_inputs.py
+++ b/tests/io/lobster/test_inputs.py
@@ -1651,6 +1651,32 @@ def test_diff(self):
             == self.Lobsterinfromfile3.diff(self.Lobsterinfromfile)["Different"]["SKIPCOHP"]["lobsterin2"]
         )
 
+    def test_dict_functionality(self):
+        assert self.Lobsterinfromfile.get("COHPstartEnergy") == -15.0
+        assert self.Lobsterinfromfile.get("COHPstartEnergy") == -15.0
+        assert self.Lobsterinfromfile.get("COhPstartenergy") == -15.0
+        lobsterincopy = self.Lobsterinfromfile.copy()
+        lobsterincopy.update({"cohpstarteNergy": -10.00})
+        assert lobsterincopy["cohpstartenergy"] == -10.0
+        lobsterincopy.pop("cohpstarteNergy")
+        assert "cohpstartenergy" not in lobsterincopy
+        lobsterincopy.pop("cohpendenergY")
+        lobsterincopy["cohpsteps"] = 100
+        assert lobsterincopy["cohpsteps"] == 100
+        before = len(lobsterincopy.items())
+        lobsterincopy.popitem()
+        after = len(lobsterincopy.items())
+        assert before != after
+
+    def test_read_write_lobsterin(self):
+        outfile_path = tempfile.mkstemp()[1]
+        lobsterin1 = Lobsterin.from_file(f"{TEST_FILES_DIR}/cohp/lobsterin.1")
+        lobsterin1.write_lobsterin(outfile_path)
+        lobsterin2 = Lobsterin.from_file(outfile_path)
+        assert lobsterin1.diff(lobsterin2)["Different"] == {}
+
+        # TODO: will integer vs float break cohpsteps?
+
     def test_get_basis(self):
         # get basis functions
         lobsterin1 = Lobsterin({})