diff --git a/autoload/easy_align.vim b/autoload/easy_align.vim
index c6f1a8e..9ddc025 100644
--- a/autoload/easy_align.vim
+++ b/autoload/easy_align.vim
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ let g:loaded_easy_align = 1
 
 let s:easy_align_delimiters_default = {
 \  ' ': { 'pattern': ' ',  'left_margin': '',  'right_margin': '',  'stick_to_left': 0 },
-\  '=': { 'pattern': '===\|<=>\|\(&&\|||\|<<\|>>\)=\|=\~\|=>\|[:+/*!%^=><&|.-]\?=[#?]\?',
+\  '=': { 'pattern': '===\|<=>\|\(&&\|||\|<<\|>>\)=\|=\~[#?]\?\|=>\|[:+/*!%^=><&|.-]\?=[#?]\?',
 \                          'left_margin': ' ', 'right_margin': ' ', 'stick_to_left': 0 },
 \  ':': { 'pattern': ':',  'left_margin': '',  'right_margin': ' ', 'stick_to_left': 1 },
 \  ',': { 'pattern': ',',  'left_margin': '',  'right_margin': ' ', 'stick_to_left': 1 },