diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 41664cc0..d9de1532 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * src/search.c: Changed tooltip of checkbox "Close dialog" to be more
                  descriptive.
  * src/keybindings.c: Changed keybinding for Print to Ctrl+C.
+ * scintilla/LexBash.cxx: Fixed wrong detection of some words.
 
 
 2006-11-01  Nick Treleaven  <nick.treleaven@btinternet.com>
diff --git a/scintilla/LexBash.cxx b/scintilla/LexBash.cxx
index e9c31d6b..242985a9 100644
--- a/scintilla/LexBash.cxx
+++ b/scintilla/LexBash.cxx
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ static void ColouriseBashDoc(unsigned int startPos, int length, int initStyle,
 				HereDoc.Indent = false;
 			} else if (ch == '-'	// file test operators
 			           && isSingleCharOp(chNext)
-			           && !isalnum((chNext2 = styler.SafeGetCharAt(i+2)))) {
+			           && !isalnum((chNext2 = styler.SafeGetCharAt(i+2)))
+			           && isspace(chPrev)) {
 				styler.ColourTo(i + 1, SCE_SH_WORD);
 				state = SCE_SH_DEFAULT;
 				i++;