diff --git a/bin/app/data/syntax_highlighting_rules/cpp.rules b/bin/app/data/syntax_highlighting_rules/cpp.rules
index 51084dfc..e043ed76 100644
--- a/bin/app/data/syntax_highlighting_rules/cpp.rules
+++ b/bin/app/data/syntax_highlighting_rules/cpp.rules
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 		},
 		"priority" : true
 	},
+	{
+		"type" : "function",
+		"patterns" : [ "\\b[A-Za-z0-9_]+(?=\\()" ]
+	},
 	{
 		"type" : "keyword",
 		"patterns" : [
@@ -159,12 +163,8 @@
 		"type" : "number",
 		"patterns" : [ "\\b[0-9]+\\b" ]
 	},
-	{
-		"type" : "function",
-		"patterns" : [ "\\b[A-Za-z0-9_]+(?=\\()" ]
-	},
 	{
 		"type" : "quotation",
 		"patterns" : [ " <[^<>\\s]*>$" ]
 	}
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]