diff --git a/syntax/markdown.vim b/syntax/markdown.vim
index 558b854..a34d1be 100644
--- a/syntax/markdown.vim
+++ b/syntax/markdown.vim
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ syn region markdownBoldItalic start="\S\@<=\*\*\*\|\*\*\*\S\@=" end="\S\@<=\*\*\
 syn region markdownBoldItalic start="\S\@<=___\|___\S\@=" end="\S\@<=___\|___\S\@=" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`" end="`" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`` \=" end=" \=``" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
-syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\zs```\s*.*$" end="^```\ze\s*$" keepend
+syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\zs```" end="^```\ze\s*$" keepend
 
 if main_syntax ==# 'markdown'
   for s:type in g:markdown_fenced_languages
-    exe 'syn region markdownHighlight'.substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\..*','','').' matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\zs```'.matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*').'$" end="^```\ze\s*$" keepend contains=@markdownHighlight'.substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\.','','g')
+    exe 'syn region markdownHighlight'.substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\..*','','').' matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\zs```'.matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*').'\>" end="^```\ze\s*$" keepend contains=@markdownHighlight'.substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\.','','g')
   endfor
   unlet! s:type
 endif