diff --git a/runtime/syntax/groovy.vim b/runtime/syntax/groovy.vim
index fb788c9..42fcf4a 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/groovy.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/groovy.vim
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 " Language:	Groovy
 " Original Author:	Alessio Pace <billy.corgan@tiscali.it>
 " Maintainer:	Tobias Rapp <yahuxo@gmx.de>
-" Version: 	0.1.13
+" Version: 	0.1.14
 " URL:	  http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=945
-" Last Change:	2015 Apr 13
+" Last Change:	2015 Apr 21
 
 " THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR'S NOTES:
 "
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 syn match groovyOperator "<\{2,3}"
 syn match groovyOperator ">\{2,3}"
 syn match groovyOperator "->"
-syn match groovyExternal		'^#!.*[/\\]groovy\>'
+syn match groovyLineComment       '^\%1l#!.*'  " Shebang line
 syn match groovyExceptions        "\<Exception\>\|\<[A-Z]\{1,}[a-zA-Z0-9]*Exception\>"
 
 " Groovy JDK stuff