diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1ed5dec..84c1846 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ ENV PYTHON_DEVEL_PKGS="\
     python3\
     conda"
 
+ENV PERL_DEVEL_PKGS="perl-App-cpanminus"
+
 ENV MASON_PKGS=" \
     bash-language-server \
     css-lsp \
@@ -51,9 +53,10 @@ ENV MASON_PKGS=" \
 COPY . /root/.config/nvim
 # install system dependencies
 RUN dnf install -y \
-    ${GENERAL_PKGS} ${NEOVIM_PKGS} ${PYTHON_DEVEL_PKGS} \
-    && dnf clean all
-RUN pip install pynvim
+    ${GENERAL_PKGS} ${NEOVIM_PKGS} ${PYTHON_DEVEL_PKGS} ${PERL_DEVEL_PKGS} \
+    && dnf clean all && \
+    cpanm PLS && \
+    pip install pynvim
 
 RUN rm /root/.config/nvim/lazy-lock.json || true
 # install lsp and linters using mason
diff --git a/lua/lazy-load.lua b/lua/lazy-load.lua
index c104731..07dccb9 100644
--- a/lua/lazy-load.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy-load.lua
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require("lazy").setup({
         { 'hrsh7th/cmp-buffer' },
         { 'hrsh7th/cmp-cmdline' },
         { 'hrsh7th/cmp-path' },
+        { 'FractalBoy/perl-language-server' },
         {
             'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp',
             config = require('plugins.nvim-cmp').init,
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ require("lazy").setup({
         {
             'neovim/nvim-lspconfig',
             init = require('plugins.nvim-lspconfig').init,
-            priority = 100
+            priority = 10
         },
         {
             'mfussenegger/nvim-lint',
diff --git a/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig.lua b/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig.lua
index f9084c7..0f69a5c 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig.lua
@@ -127,19 +127,23 @@ return {
             on_attach = on_attach,
             capabilities = capabilities,
         }
-        require 'lspconfig'.perlnavigator.setup {
-            settings = {
-                perlnavigator = {
-                    perlPath = 'perl',
-                    enableWarnings = true,
-                    perltidyProfile = '',
-                    perlcriticProfile = '',
-                    perlcriticEnabled = true,
-                }
-            },
+        require'lspconfig'.perlpls.setup{
             on_attach = on_attach,
             capabilities = capabilities,
         }
+        --require 'lspconfig'.perlnavigator.setup {
+            --settings = {
+                --perlnavigator = {
+                    --perlPath = 'perl',
+                    --enableWarnings = true,
+                    --perltidyProfile = '',
+                    --perlcriticProfile = '',
+                    --perlcriticEnabled = true,
+                --}
+            --},
+            --on_attach = on_attach,
+            --capabilities = capabilities,
+        --}
 
         require 'lspconfig'.cssls.setup {
             on_attach = on_attach,