diff --git a/Syntaxes/JavaScript.plist b/Syntaxes/JavaScript.plist
index 4c17275..6a7c29f 100644
--- a/Syntaxes/JavaScript.plist
+++ b/Syntaxes/JavaScript.plist
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 		</dict>
 		<dict>
 			<key>begin</key>
-			<string>(?&lt;=[=(]|^)\s*/(?![/*+{}?])</string>
+			<string>(?&lt;=[=(:]|^)\s*/(?![/*+{}?])</string>
 			<key>end</key>
 			<string>/[igm]*</string>
 			<key>name</key>