diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/html_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/html_highlight_rules.js
index 372e4027..4cfcaaf7 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/html_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/html_highlight_rules.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ var HtmlHighlightRules = function() {
     };
 
     this.$rules = {
-        start : [ {
+        start : [{
             token : "meta.tag",
             merge : true,
             regex : "<\\!\\[CDATA\\[",