diff --git a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
index addad0d..196a065 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter()
                           else
                             style=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[unknown-token]
                           fi
-                        elif [[ $arg[1] == '<' || $arg[1] == '>' ]]; then
+                        elif [[ $arg == (<0-9>|)(\<|\>)* ]]; then
+                          # A '<' or '>', possibly followed by a digit
                           style=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[redirection]
                           (( in_redirection=2 ))
                         elif [[ $arg[1,2] == '((' ]]; then
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter()
                    else
                      style=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[unknown-token]
                    fi
-                 elif [[ $arg[1] == '<' || $arg[1] == '>' ]]; then
+                 elif [[ $arg == (<0-9>|)(\<|\>)* ]]; then
                    style=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[redirection]
                    (( in_redirection=2 ))
                  else
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/sudo-redirection3.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/sudo-redirection3.zsh
index f885d9f..1e9b215 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/sudo-redirection3.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/sudo-redirection3.zsh
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ BUFFER='sudo 2>./. -u otheruser ls'
 
 expected_region_highlight=(
   "1 4 $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[precommand]" # sudo
-  "6 7 $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[redirection] 'issue #238'" # 2>
+  "6 7 $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[redirection]" # 2>
   "8 10 $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[path]" # ./. # a 3-character path, for alignment with sudo-redirection2.zsh
   "12 13 $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[single-hyphen-option]" # -u
   "15 23 $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[default]" # otheruser
-  "25 26 $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[command] 'issue #238'" # ls
+  "25 26 $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[command]" # ls
 )