diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index 37c6aab..5383a7c 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -4250,15 +4250,13 @@
 	return line;
 
     /* Find:
-     * - COM_START,
      * - COM_END,
      * - colon,
      * whichever comes first.
      */
     while (*comment_flags)
     {
-	if (*comment_flags == COM_START
-		|| *comment_flags == COM_END
+	if (*comment_flags == COM_END
 		|| *comment_flags == ':')
 	{
 	    break;
@@ -4267,9 +4265,8 @@
     }
 
     /* If we found a colon, it means that we are not processing a line
-     * starting with an opening or a closing part of a three-part
-     * comment. That's good, because we don't want to remove those as
-     * this would be annoying.
+     * starting with a closing part of a three-part comment. That's good,
+     * because we don't want to remove those as this would be annoying.
      */
     if (*comment_flags == ':' || *comment_flags == NUL)
 	line += lead_len;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test29.in b/src/testdir/test29.in
index cf24642..2df2f70 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test29.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test29.in
Binary files differ
diff --git a/src/testdir/test29.ok b/src/testdir/test29.ok
index a5546ab..902d52f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test29.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test29.ok
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
 {
 /* Make sure the previous comment leader is not removed.  */
 /* Make sure the previous comment leader is not removed.  */
+/* List: item1 foo bar baz foo bar baz item2 foo bar baz foo bar baz */
+/* List: item1 foo bar baz foo bar baz item2 foo bar baz foo bar baz */
 // Should the next comment leader be left alone?  Yes.
 // Should the next comment leader be left alone?  Yes.
 /* Here the comment leader should be left intact. */ // And so should this one.
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 1e5d5cd..e3abb95 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -715,6 +715,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    550,
+/**/
     549,
 /**/
     548,