diff --git a/syntax/sass.vim b/syntax/sass.vim
index 5a96738..a7cf19d 100644
--- a/syntax/sass.vim
+++ b/syntax/sass.vim
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ syn cluster sassCssAttributes contains=css.*Attr,scssComment,cssValue.*,cssColor
 
 syn region sassDefinition matchgroup=cssBraces start="{" end="}" contains=TOP
 
-syn match sassProperty "\%([{};]\s*\|^\)\@<=\%([[:alnum:]-]\|#{[^{}]*}\)\+:" contains=css.*Prop skipwhite nextgroup=sassCssAttribute contained containedin=sassDefinition
-syn match sassProperty "^\s*\zs\s\%(\%([[:alnum:]-]\|#{[^{}]*}\)\+:\|:[[:alnum:]-]\+\)"hs=s+1 contains=css.*Prop skipwhite nextgroup=sassCssAttribute
+syn match sassProperty "\%([{};]\s*\|^\)\@<=\%([[:alnum:]-]\|#{[^{}]*}\)\+\s*:" contains=css.*Prop skipwhite nextgroup=sassCssAttribute contained containedin=sassDefinition
+syn match sassProperty "^\s*\zs\s\%(\%([[:alnum:]-]\|#{[^{}]*}\)\+\s*:\|:[[:alnum:]-]\+\)"hs=s+1 contains=css.*Prop skipwhite nextgroup=sassCssAttribute
 syn match sassProperty "^\s*\zs\s\%(:\=[[:alnum:]-]\+\s*=\)"hs=s+1 contains=css.*Prop skipwhite nextgroup=sassCssAttribute
 syn match sassCssAttribute +\%("\%([^"]\|\\"\)*"\|'\%([^']\|\\'\)*'\|#{[^{}]*}\|[^{};]\)*+ contained contains=@sassCssAttributes,sassVariable,sassFunction,sassInterpolation
 syn match sassDefault "!default\>" contained