diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/utils.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/utils.js
index ef4e3fb45..315159086 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/utils.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/utils.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
         start(src) {
             if (!src) { return null; }
             let m = src.match(/:/);
-            return m & m.index; // Hint to Marked.js to stop and check for a match
+            return m && m.index;   // Hint to Marked.js to stop and check for a match
         },
         tokenizer(src, tokens) {
             if (!src) { return null; }