diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/velocity_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/velocity_highlight_rules.js
index b0a6201a..07af2f92 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/velocity_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/velocity_highlight_rules.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ var VelocityHighlightRules = function() {
                 regex : "[a-zA-Z$#][a-zA-Z0-9_]*\\b"
             }, {
                 token : "keyword.operator",
-                regex : "!|&|\\*|\\-|\\+|=|!=|<=|>=<|>|&&|\\|\\|"
+                regex : "!|&|\\*|\\-|\\+|=|!=|<=|>=|<|>|&&|\\|\\|"
             }, {
                 token : "lparen",
                 regex : "[[({]"