diff --git a/typescript/vscode-ext/packages/syntaxes/baml.tmLanguage.json b/typescript/vscode-ext/packages/syntaxes/baml.tmLanguage.json
index ea7559f3f..72d7e196a 100644
--- a/typescript/vscode-ext/packages/syntaxes/baml.tmLanguage.json
+++ b/typescript/vscode-ext/packages/syntaxes/baml.tmLanguage.json
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@
           "patterns": [{ "include": "#type_definition" }, { "include": "#type_definition" }],
           "end": ">"
         },
-        {
-          "match": "\"[^\"]*\"",
-          "name": "string.quoted.double"
-        },
         {
           "match": "\\b(true|false)\\b",
           "name": "constant.language.boolean"
@@ -158,6 +154,9 @@
           "match": "\\w+",
           "name": "support.type"
         },
+        {
+          "include": "#string_literal"
+        },
         {
           "match": "\\[\\]",
           "name": "keyword.control.baml"