diff --git a/java.nanorc b/java.nanorc
index c22894a..fe3f286 100644
--- a/java.nanorc
+++ b/java.nanorc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ color cyan "\<(abstract|class|extends|final|implements|import|instanceof|interfa
 color red ""[^"]*""
 color yellow "\<(true|false|null)\>"
 icolor yellow "\b(([1-9][0-9]+)|0+)\.[0-9]+\b" "\b[1-9][0-9]*\b" "\b0[0-7]*\b" "\b0x[1-9a-f][0-9a-f]*\b"
-color blue "^\s*//.*"
+color blue "//.*"
 color blue start="^\s*/\*" end="\*/"
 color brightblue start="/\*\*" end="\*/"