diff --git a/src/server/editorServices.ts b/src/server/editorServices.ts
index 6bdbb68e704..2337cc1d2db 100644
--- a/src/server/editorServices.ts
+++ b/src/server/editorServices.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace ts.server {
         },
         "Datatables.net": {
             // e.g. /wwwroot/lib/datatables.all.min.js
-            match: /(jquery\.)*dataTables(\.all)*(\.min)*\.js$/i,
+            match: /(jquery\.)?dataTables(\.all)?(\.min)?\.js$/i,
             types: ["datatables.net"]
         }
     };