diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 27e659c..a2b3e85 100755
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -7,23 +7,42 @@
 // ${cwd}: the current working directory of the spawned process
 // A task runner that calls a custom npm script that compiles the extension.
 {
-    "version": "0.1.0",
-    "isShellCommand": true,
+    "version": "2.0.0",
     "command": "npm",
     "args": [
         "run"
     ],
     "isBackground": true,
-    "showOutput": "always",
-    "tasks": [{
-            "taskName": "compile",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "compile",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "npm",
+            "args": [
+                "run",
+                "compile"
+            ],
             "problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
         },
         {
-            "taskName": "syntax"
+            "label": "syntax",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "npm",
+            "args": [
+                "run",
+                "syntax"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": []
         },
         {
-            "taskName": "updateVSCProlog"
+            "label": "updateVSCProlog",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "npm",
+            "args": [
+                "run",
+                "updateVSCProlog"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": []
         }
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syntaxes/prolog.ecl.tmLanguage.json b/syntaxes/prolog.ecl.tmLanguage.json
index 05aea79..3457d8f 100644
--- a/syntaxes/prolog.ecl.tmLanguage.json
+++ b/syntaxes/prolog.ecl.tmLanguage.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "meta.clause.head.prolog",
-      "begin": "^\\s*([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)(\\(?)(?=.*:-.*)",
+      "begin": "\\s*([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)(\\(?)(?=.*:-.*)",
       "beginCaptures": {
         "1": {
           "name": "entity.name.function.clause.prolog"
diff --git a/syntaxes/prolog.ecl.tmLanguage.yaml b/syntaxes/prolog.ecl.tmLanguage.yaml
index 9edd373..622ce0b 100755
--- a/syntaxes/prolog.ecl.tmLanguage.yaml
+++ b/syntaxes/prolog.ecl.tmLanguage.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ patterns:
         match: .
   -
     name: meta.clause.head.prolog
-    begin: '^\s*([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)(\(?)(?=.*:-.*)'
+    begin: '\s*([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)(\(?)(?=.*:-.*)'
     beginCaptures:
       '1':
         name: entity.name.function.clause.prolog
diff --git a/syntaxes/prolog.swi.tmLanguage.json b/syntaxes/prolog.swi.tmLanguage.json
index 0f2a70e..a907311 100644
--- a/syntaxes/prolog.swi.tmLanguage.json
+++ b/syntaxes/prolog.swi.tmLanguage.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "meta.clause.head.prolog",
-      "begin": "^\\s*([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)(\\(?)(?=.*:-.*)",
+      "begin": "\\s*([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)(\\(?)(?=.*:-.*)",
       "beginCaptures": {
         "1": {
           "name": "entity.name.function.clause.prolog"
diff --git a/syntaxes/prolog.swi.tmLanguage.yaml b/syntaxes/prolog.swi.tmLanguage.yaml
index 4c601f2..8a81177 100755
--- a/syntaxes/prolog.swi.tmLanguage.yaml
+++ b/syntaxes/prolog.swi.tmLanguage.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ patterns:
         include: '#constants'
   -
     name: meta.dcg.head.prolog
-    begin: '^\s*([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)(\(?)(?=.*-->.*)'
+    begin: '\s*([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)(\(?)(?=.*-->.*)'
     beginCaptures:
       '1':
         name: entity.name.function.dcg.prolog