diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Compose.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Compose.vue
index 9cc0a5c7..29250a40 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Compose.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Compose.vue
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ export default {
                         greedy: true
                     },
                     "keyword": {
-                        pattern: /^[^ :=]*(?=[:=])/m,
+                        pattern: /^\w*(?=[:=])/m,
                         greedy: true
                     },
                     "value": {