diff --git a/lib/lexers.tcl b/lib/lexers.tcl
index 3585b96..46713d2 100644
--- a/lib/lexers.tcl
+++ b/lib/lexers.tcl
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ dict set lexers YML procRegexpCommand {regexp -nocase -all -- {^\s*?- (name):\s(
 dict set lexers YML varRegexpCommand {regexp -nocase -all -- {^(\s*?)([a-zA-Z0-9\-_$]+):\s+(.+?)(\s*$)} $line match indent varName varValue lineEnd}
 dict set lexers YML varRegexpCommandMultiline {regexp -all -line -- {^(\s*)(set_fact|vars):$} $line match indent keyWord}
 
-dict set lexers ALL varDirectory {variables vars group_vars host_vars}
+dict set lexers ALL varDirectory {variables vars group_vars host_vars defaults}