diff --git a/runtime/queries/janet/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/janet/highlights.scm
index 133559439..94e4cdce1 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/janet/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/janet/highlights.scm
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@
 
 (num_lit) @constant.numeric
 
-[(bool_lit) (nil_lit)] @constant.builtin
+(bool_lit) @constant.builtin.boolean
+(nil_lit) @constant.builtin 
 
 (comment) @comment
 
-((sym_lit) @variable
- (#match? @variable "^\\*.+\\*$"))
+(sym_lit) @variable
+
+((sym_lit) @variable.builtin
+ (#match? @variable.builtin "^\\*.+\\*$"))
 
 (short_fn_lit
  .
@@ -57,8 +60,6 @@
  .
  (sym_lit) @function)
 
-(sym_lit) @variable
-
 ["{" "@{" "}"
  "[" "@[" "]"
  "(" "@(" ")"] @punctuation.bracket