diff --git a/lit-element.sublime-syntax b/lit-element.sublime-syntax
index 0621588..a75d523 100644
--- a/lit-element.sublime-syntax
+++ b/lit-element.sublime-syntax
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ contexts:
 
 
   lit-html:
-    - match: 'html`'
+    - match: \bhtml\b\s?`
       scope: punctuation.section.flowtype.begin
       push: lit-html-body