diff --git a/rc/fish.kak b/rc/fish.kak
index 48607b20..68aa1046 100644
--- a/rc/fish.kak
+++ b/rc/fish.kak
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ hook global BufCreate .*[.](fish) %{
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
 addhl -group / multi_region -default code fish \
-    double_string (^|\h)" (?<!\\)(\\\\)*" ''   \
-    single_string (^|\h)' (?<!\\)(\\\\)*' ''   \
-    comment       (^|\h)# $               ''
+    double_string '"' (?<!\\)(\\\\)*"       '' \
+    single_string "'" (?<!\\)(\\\\)*'       '' \
+    comment       '#' $                     ''
 
 addhl -group /fish/double_string fill string
 addhl -group /fish/double_string regex (\$\w+)|(\{\$\w+\}) 0:identifier