diff --git a/codemirror/clojure-mode.js b/codemirror/clojure-mode.js
index b20a6d4..48dab7d 100644
--- a/codemirror/clojure-mode.js
+++ b/codemirror/clojure-mode.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ CodeMirror.defineMode("clojure", function () {
       }
 
       // skip spaces
-      if (stream.eatSpace()) {
+      if (state.mode != "string" && stream.eatSpace()) {
         return null;
       }
       var returnType = null;