diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/sql_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/sql_highlight_rules.js
index dc099edc..40edf5c9 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/sql_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/sql_highlight_rules.js
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ var SqlHighlightRules = function() {
             regex : "--.*$"
         }, {
             token : "string",           // " string
-            regex : '".*"'
+            regex : '".*?"'
         }, {
             token : "string",           // ' string
-            regex : "'.*'"
+            regex : "'.*?'"
         }, {
             token : "constant.numeric", // float
             regex : "[+-]?\\d+(?:(?:\\.\\d*)?(?:[eE][+-]?\\d+)?)?\\b"