diff --git a/extensions/ruby/language-configuration.json b/extensions/ruby/language-configuration.json
index 04a0fae6e09..59bb3776366 100644
--- a/extensions/ruby/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/ruby/language-configuration.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		["'", "'"]
 	],
 	"indentationRules": {
-		"increaseIndentPattern": "^\\s*((begin|class|(private|protected)\\s+def|def|else|elsif|ensure|for|if|module|rescue|unless|until|when|while|case)|(.*\\sdo\\b)|(.*=\\s*(case|if|unless)))\\b[^\\{;]*$",
+		"increaseIndentPattern": "^\\s*((begin|class|(private|protected)\\s+def|def|else|elsif|ensure|for|if|module|rescue|unless|until|when|while|case)|([^#]*\\sdo\\b)|([^#]*=\\s*(case|if|unless)))\\b([^\\{;]|(\"|'|\/).*\\4)*$",
 		"decreaseIndentPattern": "^\\s*([}\\]]([,)]?\\s*(#|$)|\\.[a-zA-Z_]\\w*\\b)|(end|rescue|ensure|else|elsif|when)\\b)"
 	}
 }