diff --git a/inc/parser/parser.php b/inc/parser/parser.php
index 6aef3fda56f5e23cd4fead3c813530cf890ec5f0..4af1cd3330129ce5ec5dd6ad511d5762d3ea2d8b 100644
--- a/inc/parser/parser.php
+++ b/inc/parser/parser.php
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ class Doku_Parser_Mode_preformatted extends Doku_Parser_Mode {
 class Doku_Parser_Mode_code extends Doku_Parser_Mode {
 
     function connectTo($mode) {
-        $this->Lexer->addEntryPattern('<code(?=.*</code>)',$mode,'code');
+        $this->Lexer->addEntryPattern('<code\b(?=.*</code>)',$mode,'code');
     }
 
     function postConnect() {
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ class Doku_Parser_Mode_code extends Doku_Parser_Mode {
 class Doku_Parser_Mode_file extends Doku_Parser_Mode {
 
     function connectTo($mode) {
-        $this->Lexer->addEntryPattern('<file(?=.*</file>)',$mode,'file');
+        $this->Lexer->addEntryPattern('<file\b(?=.*</file>)',$mode,'file');
     }
 
     function postConnect() {