diff --git a/language-configuration.json b/language-configuration.json
index 2a9b590d..b8e9fac1 100644
--- a/language-configuration.json
+++ b/language-configuration.json
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@
     "increaseIndentPattern": "^\\s*.*(:|-) ?(&\\w+)?(\\{[^}\"']*|\\([^)\"']*)?$",
     "decreaseIndentPattern": "^\\s+\\}$"
   },
-  "wordPattern": "(\"(?:[^\\\\\"]*(?:\\\\.)?)*\"?)|[^\\s{}\\[\\],:]+"
+  "wordPattern": "(^.?[^\\s]+)+|([^\\s\n={[][\\w\\-\\.\/$%&*:\"']+)"
 }