diff --git a/src/irpf90_indent.py b/src/irpf90_indent.py
index bda0dcb..eb042da 100755
--- a/src/irpf90_indent.py
+++ b/src/irpf90_indent.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Grep(object):
   def end_program(self,string):
     return re.match(self.re_end_program,string) is not None
 
-  re_begin_subroutine = re.compile(r"^\s*subroutine\s",flags=re.I)
+  re_begin_subroutine = re.compile(r"^\s*(recursive)?\s*subroutine\s",flags=re.I)
   def begin_subroutine(self,string):
     return re.match(self.re_begin_subroutine,string) is not None
 
diff --git a/src/subroutine.py b/src/subroutine.py
index 5003310..01c7f94 100644
--- a/src/subroutine.py
+++ b/src/subroutine.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Sub(object):
     if '_doc' not in self.__dict__:
       def f(l): return 
       buffer = filter(lambda l:type(l) == Doc, self.text)
-      self._doc = map(lambda l: l.text[1:], buffer)
+      self._doc = map(lambda l: l.text.lstrip()[1:], buffer)
       if buffer == []:
         error.warn(None,"Subroutine %s is not documented"%(self.name))
     return self._doc
diff --git a/src/variable.py b/src/variable.py
index b8418d5..c8f452d 100644
--- a/src/variable.py
+++ b/src/variable.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Variable(object):
     if '_doc' not in self.__dict__:
       text = self.text
       buffer = filter(lambda l:type(l) == Doc, text)
-      self._doc = map(lambda l: l.text[1:], buffer)
+      self._doc = map(lambda l: l.text.lstrip()[1:], buffer)
       if buffer == []:
         error.warn(None,"Variable %s is not documented"%(self.name))
     return self._doc