diff --git a/internal/lsp/server.go b/internal/lsp/server.go
index 62bc64a..9189304 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/server.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/server.go
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ func HandleCompletion(params CompletionParams) *CompletionList {
 	prefix := lineStr[:col]
 
 	// Case 3: Variable completion
-	varRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`([@$])([a-zA-Z0-9_]*)$`)
+	varRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`([@])([a-zA-Z0-9_]*)$`)
 	if matches := varRegex.FindStringSubmatch(prefix); matches != nil {
 		container := Tree.GetNodeContaining(path, parser.Position{Line: params.Position.Line + 1, Column: col + 1})
 		if container == nil {
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ func findSignalPeers(target *index.ProjectNode) []*index.ProjectNode {
 func evaluate(val parser.Value, ctx *index.ProjectNode) parser.Value {
 	switch v := val.(type) {
 	case *parser.VariableReferenceValue:
-		name := strings.TrimLeft(v.Name, "@$")
+		name := strings.TrimLeft(v.Name, "@")
 		if info := Tree.ResolveVariable(ctx, name); info != nil {
 			if info.Def.DefaultValue != nil {
 				return evaluate(info.Def.DefaultValue, ctx)
@@ -1805,8 +1805,14 @@ func evaluate(val parser.Value, ctx *index.ProjectNode) parser.Value {
 
 func compute(left parser.Value, op parser.Token, right parser.Value) parser.Value {
 	if op.Type == parser.TokenConcat {
-		s1 := valueToString(left, nil)
-		s2 := valueToString(right, nil)
+		getRaw := func(v parser.Value) string {
+			if s, ok := v.(*parser.StringValue); ok {
+				return s.Value
+			}
+			return valueToString(v, nil)
+		}
+		s1 := getRaw(left)
+		s2 := getRaw(right)
 		return &parser.StringValue{Value: s1 + s2, Quoted: true}
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/lsp_completion_test.go b/test/lsp_completion_test.go
index c290ad4..75f9619 100644
--- a/test/lsp_completion_test.go
+++ b/test/lsp_completion_test.go
@@ -352,12 +352,12 @@ package schema
 			t.Error("Expected @MyVar in suggestions for =")
 		}
 
-		// 2. Triggered by $
-		// "Field = $"
+		// 2. Triggered by @
+		// "Field = @"
 		lsp.Documents[uri] = `
 #var MyVar: uint = 10
 +App = {
-    Field = $
+    Field = @
 }
 `
 		params2 := lsp.CompletionParams{
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ package schema
 		}
 		list2 := lsp.HandleCompletion(params2)
 		if list2 == nil {
-			t.Fatal("Expected suggestions for $")
+			t.Fatal("Expected suggestions for @")
 		}
 		found = false
 		for _, item := range list2.Items {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ package schema
 			}
 		}
 		if !found {
-			t.Error("Expected MyVar in suggestions for $")
+			t.Error("Expected MyVar in suggestions for @")
 		}
 	})
 }