diff --git a/queries/apex/highlights.scm b/queries/apex/highlights.scm
index 85453b227..15b016552 100644
--- a/queries/apex/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/apex/highlights.scm
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@
   field: (identifier) @variable.member)
 
 ; Variables
+(variable_declarator
+  (identifier) @property)
+
 (field_declaration
   (modifiers
     (modifier
@@ -167,9 +170,6 @@
   (variable_declarator
     name: (identifier) @constant))
 
-(variable_declarator
-  (identifier) @property)
-
 ((identifier) @constant
   (#lua-match? @constant "^[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]+$")) ; SCREAM SNAKE CASE