diff --git a/syntaxes/liquid.embedded.json b/syntaxes/liquid.embedded.json
index b5764afd..3c23abce 100644
--- a/syntaxes/liquid.embedded.json
+++ b/syntaxes/liquid.embedded.json
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     "frontmatter": {
       "name": "meta.embedded.block.liquid",
       "contentName": "meta.embedded.block.frontmatter.liquid",
-      "begin": "^---(?=\\s*\\n)",
+      "begin": "^---",
       "beginCaptures": {
         "0": {
           "name": "punctuation.definition.tag.begin.liquid"
         }
       },
-      "end": "---(?=\\s*\\n)$",
+      "end": "---$",
       "endCaptures": {
         "0": {
           "name": "punctuation.definition.tag.end.liquid"