diff --git a/language-support/java/language-configuration.json b/language-support/java/language-configuration.json
index 884b85d0e5..683d60232f 100644
--- a/language-support/java/language-configuration.json
+++ b/language-support/java/language-configuration.json
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@
 			"(",
 			")"
 		],
-		[
-			"\"",
-			"\""
-		],
+		{
+			"open": "\"",
+			"close": "\"",
+			"notIn": [
+				"string"
+			]
+		},
 		[
 			"'",
 			"'"