diff --git a/src/test/contracts/FA1.2.religo b/src/test/contracts/FA1.2.religo
index 37b194738..3cec488b2 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/FA1.2.religo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/FA1.2.religo
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type action =
 |	GetTotalSupply ( getTotalSupply )
 
 let transfer = ((p,s) : (transfer, storage)) : (list (operation), storage) => {
-   let new_allowances =   
+   let new_allowances =
 		if (Tezos.sender == p.address_from) { s.allowances; }
 		else {
 			let authorized_value = switch (Big_map.find_opt ((Tezos.sender,p.address_from), s.allowances)) {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ let getTotalSupply = ((p,s) : (getTotalSupply, storage)) : (list (operation), st
 };
 
 
-let main = ((a,s): (action, storage)) =>  
+let main = ((a,s): (action, storage)) =>
  	switch a {
    |	Transfer p => transfer ((p,s))
 	|	Approve  p => approve ((p,s))
diff --git a/tools/lsp/squirrel/app/Main.hs b/tools/lsp/squirrel/app/Main.hs
index 8745cc148..bd161e104 100644
--- a/tools/lsp/squirrel/app/Main.hs
+++ b/tools/lsp/squirrel/app/Main.hs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ eventLoop funs chan = do
               respondWith funs req RspFindReferences $ J.List []
 
       ReqCompletion req -> do
-        stopDyingAlready funs req $ do 
+        stopDyingAlready funs req $ do
           U.logs $ "got completion request: " <> show req
           let uri = req ^. J.params . J.textDocument . J.uri
           let pos = posToRange $ req ^. J.params . J.position
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ eventLoop funs chan = do
 
       -- Additional callback executed after completion was made, currently no-op
       ReqCompletionItemResolve req -> do
-        stopDyingAlready funs req $ do 
+        stopDyingAlready funs req $ do
           U.logs $ "got completion resolve request: " <> show req
           respondWith funs req RspCompletionItemResolve (req ^. J.params)
 
diff --git a/tools/lsp/squirrel/grammar/pascaligo/grammar.js b/tools/lsp/squirrel/grammar/pascaligo/grammar.js
index 22379ed41..5b94192b3 100644
--- a/tools/lsp/squirrel/grammar/pascaligo/grammar.js
+++ b/tools/lsp/squirrel/grammar/pascaligo/grammar.js
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ module.exports = grammar({
 
     _core_pattern: $ =>
       choice(
-        $.Name,
+        $.var_pattern,
         '_',
         $.Int,
         $.Nat,
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@ module.exports = grammar({
         $._constr_pattern,
       ),
 
+    var_pattern: $ => field("name", $.Name),
+
     _list_pattern: $ =>
       choice(
         $.list_pattern,
diff --git a/tools/lsp/squirrel/src/AST/Pascaligo/Parser.hs b/tools/lsp/squirrel/src/AST/Pascaligo/Parser.hs
index dea15a431..8ae8cc03f 100644
--- a/tools/lsp/squirrel/src/AST/Pascaligo/Parser.hs
+++ b/tools/lsp/squirrel/src/AST/Pascaligo/Parser.hs
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ recognise = descent (error "Reasonligo.recognise") $ map usingScope
         "nil"                 -> return $ IsList []
         "list_pattern"        -> IsList   <$> fields "element"
         "cons_pattern"        -> IsCons   <$> field  "head"   <*> field "tail"
+        "var_pattern"         -> IsVar    <$> field  "name"
         _                     -> fallthrough
 
     -- Alt