diff --git a/syntax/just.vim b/syntax/just.vim
index d84da21..4fe9e58 100644
--- a/syntax/just.vim
+++ b/syntax/just.vim
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ syn match justShebang "^\s*#!.*$" contains=justInterpolation,@justOtherCurlyBrac
 syn match justName "\h\k*" contained
 syn match justFunction "\h\k*" contained
 
-syn match justPreBodyComment "\v%(\s|\\\n)*#%([^!].*)?\n%(\t+| +)@=" transparent contained contains=justComment
+syn match justPreBodyComment "\v%(\s|\\\n)*%([^\\]\n)@3<!#%([^!].*)?\n%(\t+| +)@=" transparent contained contains=justComment
    \ nextgroup=@justBodies skipnl
 
 syn region justBacktick start=/`/ end=/`/
diff --git a/tests/cases/invalid.html b/tests/cases/invalid.html
index 9c49f26..07186a8 100644
--- a/tests/cases/invalid.html
+++ b/tests/cases/invalid.html
@@ -122,3 +122,8 @@
 
 <span class="Type">[script</span><span class="Operator">:</span> <span class="String">'bash'</span><span class="Operator">,</span> "-x"<span class="Operator">,</span> '-c'<span class="Type">]</span>
 <span class="Function">attr-shorthand-takes-only-one-argument</span><span class="Operator">:</span>
+
+
+<span class="Function">recipe-without-body</span><span class="Operator">:</span>
+<span class="Comment"># comment</span>
+&Tab;echo this line is not recipe body
diff --git a/tests/cases/invalid.just b/tests/cases/invalid.just
index 4966810..e6bb2a1 100644
--- a/tests/cases/invalid.just
+++ b/tests/cases/invalid.just
@@ -122,3 +122,8 @@ comma-is-not-invalid-attr-value:
 
 [script: 'bash', "-x", '-c']
 attr-shorthand-takes-only-one-argument:
+
+
+recipe-without-body:
+# comment
+	echo this line is not recipe body