diff --git a/language-configuration.json b/language-configuration.json
index 9607aa8..ee2e0db 100644
--- a/language-configuration.json
+++ b/language-configuration.json
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
     ["[", "]"],
     ["(", ")"]
   ],
-  "wordPattern": "((?![-?!.])[^.\\;,#\"\\]\\[)(}{><|\\s]+)"
+  "wordPattern": "((?![-?!.\\])[^.\\;,#\"\\]\\[)(}{><|\\s]+)"
 }