diff --git a/vscode/grammars/ruby.cson.json b/vscode/grammars/ruby.cson.json
index f806f769f..7811953c6 100644
--- a/vscode/grammars/ruby.cson.json
+++ b/vscode/grammars/ruby.cson.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         }
       },
       "comment": "class Namespace::ClassName < OtherNamespace::OtherClassName",
-      "match": "(class)\\s*(([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)((::)[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)*)\\s*((<)\\s*(([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)((::)[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)*))?",
+      "match": "(class)\\s+(([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)((::)[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)*)\\s*((<)\\s*(([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)((::)[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)*))?",
       "name": "meta.class.ruby"
     },
     {