diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a1f488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+18.17.1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c23f4f0..fd8221c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to the "vscode-glsllint" extension will be documented in thi
 
 Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how to structure this file.
 
+## [1.8.1]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Detection of shaders in string literals does not work with some strings [#68](https://github.com/hsimpson/vscode-glsllint/issues/68)
+
 ## [1.8.x]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7790794..f710ece 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vscode-glsllint",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "publisher": "dtoplak",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/features/glsllintProvider.ts b/src/features/glsllintProvider.ts
index 6e6a261..ceceb64 100644
--- a/src/features/glsllintProvider.ts
+++ b/src/features/glsllintProvider.ts
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export class GLSLLintingProvider {
   }
 
   private getShaderLiterals(literals: StringLiteral[]): StringLiteral[] {
-    const isShaderRegex = /main\s*\(.*\)\s*\{/gm;
+    const isShaderRegex = /main(.*|\s)\((.*|\s)\)/gm;
 
     const shaderLiterals = literals.filter((literal) => {
       // check if this literal is a shader
diff --git a/test/test_shaders/.vscode/settings.json b/test/test_shaders/.vscode/settings.json
index f76420b..a9c7f3e 100644
--- a/test/test_shaders/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/test/test_shaders/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
-  "glsllint.additionalStageAssociations": {
-    ".fragment.fx": "frag",
-    ".vertex.fx": "vert"
-  },
-  "glsllint.glslifyAutoOpenOnError": true,
-  "glsllint.glslifyOptions": {
+  // "glsllint.additionalStageAssociations": {
+  //   ".fragment.fx": "frag",
+  //   ".vertex.fx": "vert"
+  // },
+  // "glsllint.glslifyAutoOpenOnError": true,
+  // "glsllint.glslifyOptions": {
     // "basedir": "G:\\src\\vscodeextensions\\vscode-glsllint\\test\\test_shaders\\GLSLIFY\\chunks"
-  },
+  // },
   // "glsllint.glslangValidatorArgs": "--target-env vulkan1.1",
-  "glsllint.glslifyUseCurrentFileAsBasedir": true,
-  "glsllint.linkShader": false,
-  "glsllint.glslangValidatorArgs": "-V",
-  "glsllint.fallBackStage": "comp"
+  // "glsllint.glslifyUseCurrentFileAsBasedir": true,
+  // "glsllint.linkShader": false,
+  // "glsllint.glslangValidatorArgs": "-V",
+  // "glsllint.fallBackStage": "comp"
 }
diff --git a/test/test_shaders/GLSL_ES_3.00/pass_through.frag b/test/test_shaders/GLSL_ES_3.00/pass_through.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2761c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_shaders/GLSL_ES_3.00/pass_through.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#version 300 es
+
+precision highp float;
+
+// input from vertex shader
+in vec3 vColor;
+out vec4 outPutColor;
+
+
+void main()
+{
+  outPutColor = vec4(vec3(vColor), 1.0);
+}
diff --git a/test/test_shaders/GLSL_ES_3.00/pass_through.vert b/test/test_shaders/GLSL_ES_3.00/pass_through.vert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77f76b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_shaders/GLSL_ES_3.00/pass_through.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#version 300 es
+
+uniform mat4 u_projectionMatrix;
+uniform mat4 u_viewMatrix;
+uniform mat4 u_modelMatrix;
+
+in vec3 a_position;
+
+out vec4 v_color;
+
+void main() {
+  v_color = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+  gl_Position = u_projectionMatrix * u_viewMatrix * u_modelMatrix * vec4( a_position, 1.0 );
+}
diff --git a/test/test_shaders/STRINGLITERALS/script-pragmas.js b/test/test_shaders/STRINGLITERALS/script-pragmas.js
index 1454557..ab388c1 100644
--- a/test/test_shaders/STRINGLITERALS/script-pragmas.js
+++ b/test/test_shaders/STRINGLITERALS/script-pragmas.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function bar(param) {
   const another_shader = `
     #version 460 core
 
-    #pragma vscode_glsllint_stage : frag
+    #pragma vscode_glsllint_stage: frag
 
     out vec4 FragColor;
 
diff --git a/test/test_shaders/STRINGLITERALS/simple.js b/test/test_shaders/STRINGLITERALS/simple.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b381c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_shaders/STRINGLITERALS/simple.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const vertexShaderSource = `#version 300 es
+#pragma vscode_glsllint_stage: vert
+
+void main()
+{
+    gl_Position = vec4(0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0);
+}`;
+
+const fregmentShderSource = `
+#version 300 es
+#pragma vscode_glsllint_stage: frag
+main() ERROR HERE FOR TRIGER THE VALIDATOR 
+{
+    gl_FragColor = vec4(1.0,0.0,0.0,1.0);
+}`;
+
+const c = document.querySelector('canvas');
+const gl = c.getContext('webgl2');
+const program = gl.createProgram();
+gl.useProgram(program);
\ No newline at end of file