diff --git a/inlang.config.js b/inlang.config.js
index d4acd02f..7ed0dc54 100644
--- a/inlang.config.js
+++ b/inlang.config.js
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 export async function defineConfig(env) {
 	const { default: pluginJson } = await env.$import(
-		'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/samuelstroschein/inlang-plugin-json@2/dist/index.js'
+		"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/samuelstroschein/inlang-plugin-json@2/dist/index.js"
 	);
 
 	const { default: standardLintRules } = await env.$import(
-		'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/inlang/standard-lint-rules@2/dist/index.js'
+		"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/inlang/standard-lint-rules@2/dist/index.js"
 	);
 
 	return {
 		referenceLanguage: 'en',
 		plugins: [pluginJson({ 
-			pathPattern: './src/localize/languages/{language}.json'
+			pathPattern: "./src/localize/languages/{language}.json",
+			variableReferencePattern: ["{", "}"],
 		}), standardLintRules()]
 	};
 }