diff --git a/plugin/sleuth.vim b/plugin/sleuth.vim
index cdff856..9257bf7 100644
--- a/plugin/sleuth.vim
+++ b/plugin/sleuth.vim
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function! s:guess(lines) abort
   let options = {}
   let heuristics = {'spaces': 0, 'hard': 0, 'soft': 0}
   let ccomment = 0
+  let podcomment = 0
 
   for line in a:lines
 
@@ -29,6 +30,16 @@ function! s:guess(lines) abort
       continue
     endif
 
+    if line =~# '^=\w'
+      let podcomment = 1
+    endif
+    if podcomment
+      if line =~# '^=\%(end\|cut\)\>'
+        let podcomment = 0
+      endif
+      continue
+    endif
+
     let softtab = repeat(' ', 8)
     if line =~# '^\t'
       let heuristics.hard += 1