diff --git a/runtime/indent/perl.vim b/runtime/indent/perl.vim
index cf256ea..094d1d3 100644
--- a/runtime/indent/perl.vim
+++ b/runtime/indent/perl.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:    vim-perl <vim-perl@googlegroups.com>
 " Homepage:      http://github.com/vim-perl/vim-perl
 " Bugs/requests: http://github.com/vim-perl/vim-perl/issues
-" Last Change:   2017 Jun 13
+" Last Change:   2017-01-04
 
 " Suggestions and improvements by :
 "   Aaron J. Sherman (use syntax for hints)
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@
         return 0
     endif
 
-    " Don't reindent comments on first column
-    if cline =~ '^#.'
-        return 0
-    endif
-
     " Get current syntax item at the line's first char
     let csynid = ''
     if b:indent_use_syntax
@@ -134,6 +129,7 @@
                         \ || synid == "perlMatchStartEnd"
                         \ || synid == "perlHereDoc"
                         \ || synid == "perlBraces"
+                        \ || synid == "perlStatementIndirObj"
                         \ || synid =~ "^perlFiledescStatement"
                         \ || synid =~ '^perl\(Sub\|Block\|Package\)Fold'
                 let brace = strpart(line, bracepos, 1)
@@ -151,6 +147,7 @@
             if synid == ""
                         \ || synid == "perlMatchStartEnd"
                         \ || synid == "perlBraces"
+                        \ || synid == "perlStatementIndirObj"
                         \ || synid =~ '^perl\(Sub\|Block\|Package\)Fold'
                 let ind = ind - shiftwidth()
             endif