diff --git a/Import/Vlpp.cpp b/Import/Vlpp.cpp
index c80e7f79..fc2b2c12 100644
--- a/Import/Vlpp.cpp
+++ b/Import/Vlpp.cpp
@@ -20590,7 +20590,7 @@ RegexLexerColorizer
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (lastFinalStateToken != -1)
+			if (lastFinalStateToken != -1 && start + lastFinalStateLength == length)
 			{
 				if (proc.extendProc)
 				{