diff --git a/tools/syntax-highlighting/syntaxes/nub.tmLanguage.json b/tools/syntax-highlighting/syntaxes/nub.tmLanguage.json
index ea7a893..bd3f364 100644
--- a/tools/syntax-highlighting/syntaxes/nub.tmLanguage.json
+++ b/tools/syntax-highlighting/syntaxes/nub.tmLanguage.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       "patterns": [
         {
           "name": "storage.modifier.nub",
-          "match": "\\b(global|extern)\\b"
+          "match": "\\b(export|extern)\\b"
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -256,4 +256,4 @@
       ]
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file