diff --git a/runtime/queries/nix/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/nix/highlights.scm
index 4633e1786..a733d6a64 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/nix/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/nix/highlights.scm
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@
   "with" 
 ] @keyword
 
+(variable_expression name: (identifier) @variable)
+
+(select_expression
+  attrpath: (attrpath attr: (identifier)) @variable.other.member)
+
+(apply_expression
+  function: [
+    (variable_expression name: (identifier) @function)
+    (select_expression
+      attrpath: (attrpath
+        attr: (identifier) @function .))])
+
 ((identifier) @variable.builtin
  (#match? @variable.builtin "^(__currentSystem|__currentTime|__nixPath|__nixVersion|__storeDir|builtins)$")
  (#is-not? local))
@@ -59,28 +71,16 @@
   name: (identifier) @variable.parameter
   "?"? @punctuation.delimiter)
 
-(select_expression
-  attrpath: (attrpath attr: (identifier)) @variable.other.member)
-
 (interpolation
   "${" @punctuation.special
   "}" @punctuation.special) @embedded
 
-(apply_expression
-  function: [
-    (variable_expression name: (identifier) @function)
-    (select_expression
-      attrpath: (attrpath
-        attr: (identifier) @function .))])
-
 (unary_expression
   operator: _ @operator)
 
 (binary_expression
   operator: _ @operator)
 
-(variable_expression name: (identifier) @variable)
-
 (binding
   attrpath: (attrpath attr: (identifier)) @variable.other.member)
 
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@
   "]"
   "{"
   "}"
-] @punctuation.bracket
\ No newline at end of file
+] @punctuation.bracket