diff --git a/code/parser/lex_source.txt b/code/parser/lex_source.txt
index e61c6654..bf8c3094 100644
--- a/code/parser/lex_source.txt
+++ b/code/parser/lex_source.txt
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ varname		[a-zA-Z0-9_\"]+
 "//"[^\r\n]*					{ if( prev_yylex != TOKEN_EOL ) YYLEX( TOKEN_EOL ); }
 
 <VARIABLES>"size"				{ BEGIN(INITIAL); YYLEX(TOKEN_SIZE); }
-<VARIABLES>"."					{ YYLEX(TOKEN_PERIOD); }
+<VARIABLES>[ ]*"."				{ YYLEX(TOKEN_PERIOD); }
 <VARIABLES>\"{string}\"			{ BEGIN(INITIAL); TextEscapeValue(yytext + 1, strlen( yytext ) - 2 ); YYLEX(TOKEN_STRING); }
 <VARIABLES>{varname}			{
 									TextValue(yytext, strlen(yytext));