diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/sqlserver_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/sqlserver_highlight_rules.js
index 5844be18..c914c0ae 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/sqlserver_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/sqlserver_highlight_rules.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ var SqlServerHighlightRules = function() {
             regex: "[+-]?\\d+(?:(?:\\.\\d*)?(?:[eE][+-]?\\d+)?)?\\b"
         }, {
             token: keywordMapper,
-            regex: "@{0,2}[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*\\b" //up to 2 @symbols for some built in functions
+            regex: "@{0,2}[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*\\b(?!])" //up to 2 @symbols for some built in functions
         }, {
             token: "constant.class",
             regex: "@@?[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*\\b"