diff --git a/buildCommit.js b/buildCommit.js
index d17d7ff..c8770c4 100644
--- a/buildCommit.js
+++ b/buildCommit.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const wrap = require('word-wrap');
+const defaults = require('./defaults');
 
-const defaultSubjectSeparator = ': ';
 const defaultMaxLineWidth = 100;
-const defaultBreaklineChar = '|';
 
 const addTicketNumber = (ticketNumber, config) => {
   if (!ticketNumber) {
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ const addTicketNumber = (ticketNumber, config) => {
 };
 
 const addScope = (scope, config) => {
-  const separator = _.get(config, 'subjectSeparator', defaultSubjectSeparator);
+  const separator = _.get(config, 'subjectSeparator', defaults.subjectSeparator);
 
   if (!scope) return separator; // it could be type === WIP. So there is no scope
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ const addType = (type, config) => {
   return _.trim(`${prefix}${type}${suffix}`);
 };
 
-const addBreaklinesIfNeeded = (value, breaklineChar = defaultBreaklineChar) =>
+const addBreaklinesIfNeeded = (value, breaklineChar = defaults.breaklineChar) =>
   value
     .split(breaklineChar)
     .join('\n')
diff --git a/defaults.js b/defaults.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d96fee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports = {
+  subjectSeparator: ': ',
+  breaklineChar: '|',
+};
diff --git a/questions.js b/questions.js
index b0f0fb6..fde3ba4 100644
--- a/questions.js
+++ b/questions.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const buildCommit = require('./buildCommit');
 const log = require('./logger');
+const defaults = require('./defaults');
 
 const isNotWip = answers => answers.type.toLowerCase() !== 'wip';
 
@@ -19,14 +20,24 @@ const isValidateTicketNo = (value, config) => {
   return true;
 };
 
-const getPreparedCommit = context => {
+const getPreparedCommit = (context, config) => {
   let message = null;
+
   if (fs.existsSync('./.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG')) {
     let preparedCommit = fs.readFileSync('./.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG', 'utf-8');
+    const separator = _.get(config, 'subjectSeparator', defaults.subjectSeparator);
+    const { ticketNumberPrefix, ticketNumberRegExp } = config;
+
+    const subjectSeparatorRegex = new RegExp(`^.+${separator}`);
+    const ticketRegex = new RegExp(`${ticketNumberPrefix}${ticketNumberRegExp}`);
+
     preparedCommit = preparedCommit
       .replace(/^#.*/gm, '')
       .replace(/^\s*[\r\n]/gm, '')
       .replace(/[\r\n]$/, '')
+      .replace(subjectSeparatorRegex, '')
+      .replace(ticketRegex, '')
+      .trimLeft()
       .split(/\r\n|\r|\n/);
 
     if (preparedCommit.length && preparedCommit[0]) {
@@ -37,6 +48,7 @@ const getPreparedCommit = context => {
       }
     }
   }
+
   return message;
 };
 
@@ -132,7 +144,7 @@ module.exports = {
         type: 'input',
         name: 'subject',
         message: messages.subject,
-        default: getPreparedCommit('subject'),
+        default: getPreparedCommit('subject', config),
         validate(value) {
           const limit = config.subjectLimit || 100;
           if (value.length > limit) {
@@ -150,7 +162,7 @@ module.exports = {
         type: 'input',
         name: 'body',
         message: messages.body,
-        default: getPreparedCommit('body'),
+        default: getPreparedCommit('body', config),
       },
       {
         type: 'input',
diff --git a/spec/questionsSpec.js b/spec/questionsSpec.js
index 2b1b5b9..fee45b5 100644
--- a/spec/questionsSpec.js
+++ b/spec/questionsSpec.js
@@ -270,7 +270,10 @@ describe('cz-customizable', () => {
     let readFileSync;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      config = {};
+      config = {
+        ticketNumberPrefix: 'TICKET-',
+        ticketNumberRegExp: '\\d{1,5}',
+      };
       existsSync = spyOn(fs, 'existsSync');
       readFileSync = spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
     });
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ describe('cz-customizable', () => {
 
     it('should take a single line commit as the subject', () => {
       existsSync.andReturn(true);
-      readFileSync.andReturn('my commit');
+      readFileSync.andReturn('type(scope): TICKET-123 my commit');
       expect(getQuestion(5).default).toEqual('my commit');
       expect(getQuestion(6).default).toEqual(null);
     });