diff --git a/lexer/theme-lexer.l b/lexer/theme-lexer.l
index d6a4c675..02c9978e 100644
--- a/lexer/theme-lexer.l
+++ b/lexer/theme-lexer.l
@@ -519,11 +519,11 @@ if ( queue == NULL ){
 <PROPERTIES,PROPERTIES_ENV,PROPERTIES_VAR_DEFAULT>{VAR_START}{S_T_PARENT_LEFT}        {
     g_queue_push_head ( queue, GINT_TO_POINTER (YY_START) );
     BEGIN(PROPERTIES_VAR);
-    return T_VAR_START;
+    return T_PARENT_LEFT;
 }
 <PROPERTIES_VAR>{S_T_PARENT_RIGHT} {
     BEGIN(GPOINTER_TO_INT(g_queue_pop_head ( queue )));
-    return T_VAR_CLOSE;
+    return T_PARENT_RIGHT;
 }
 <PROPERTIES_VAR>{COMMA} {
     g_queue_push_head ( queue, GINT_TO_POINTER (YY_START) );
@@ -534,10 +534,10 @@ if ( queue == NULL ){
     // Pop 2.
     g_queue_pop_head ( queue );
     BEGIN(GPOINTER_TO_INT(g_queue_pop_head ( queue )));
-    return T_VAR_CLOSE;
+    return T_PARENT_RIGHT;
 }
-<PROPERTIES,PROPERTIES_ENV>{S_T_PARENT_LEFT}  { return T_PARENT_LEFT;    }
-<PROPERTIES,PROPERTIES_ENV>{S_T_PARENT_RIGHT} { return T_PARENT_RIGHT;   }
+<PROPERTIES,PROPERTIES_ENV,PROPERTIES_VAR_DEFAULT>{S_T_PARENT_LEFT}  { return T_PARENT_LEFT;    }
+<PROPERTIES,PROPERTIES_ENV,PROPERTIES_VAR_DEFAULT>{S_T_PARENT_RIGHT} { return T_PARENT_RIGHT;   }
 <PROPERTIES,PROPERTIES_ENV,PROPERTIES_VAR_DEFAULT,PROPERTIES_LIST>{COMMA}            { return T_COMMA;          }
 <PROPERTIES,PROPERTIES_ENV,PROPERTIES_VAR_DEFAULT>{LIST_OPEN}        {
     g_queue_push_head ( queue, GINT_TO_POINTER (YY_START) );
diff --git a/lexer/theme-parser.y b/lexer/theme-parser.y
index 642d583c..2ec5de77 100644
--- a/lexer/theme-parser.y
+++ b/lexer/theme-parser.y
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ static ThemeColor hwb_to_rgb ( double h, double w, double b)
 %token T_COL_HWB                        "hwb colorscheme"
 %token T_COL_CMYK                       "cmyk colorscheme"
 
-%token T_VAR_START                      "Variable"
-%token T_VAR_CLOSE                      "Variable close"
 %token T_PARENT_LEFT                    "Parent left ('(')"
 %token T_PARENT_RIGHT                   "Parent right (')')"
 %token T_COMMA                          "comma separator (',')"
@@ -368,12 +366,12 @@ t_property
     $$ = $3;
     $$->name = $1;
    }
-|   t_property_name T_PSEP T_VAR_START T_ELEMENT T_VAR_CLOSE T_PCLOSE{
+|   t_property_name T_PSEP T_PARENT_LEFT T_ELEMENT T_PARENT_RIGHT T_PCLOSE{
         $$ = rofi_theme_property_create ( P_LINK );
         $$->name = $1;
         $$->value.link.name = $4;
     }
-|   t_property_name T_PSEP T_VAR_START T_ELEMENT T_COMMA t_property_element T_VAR_CLOSE T_PCLOSE{
+|   t_property_name T_PSEP T_PARENT_LEFT T_ELEMENT T_COMMA t_property_element T_PARENT_RIGHT T_PCLOSE{
         $$ = rofi_theme_property_create ( P_LINK );
         $$->name = $1;
         $$->value.link.name = $4;