diff --git a/latte-plugin.jar b/latte-plugin.jar
index 796d2ba..c84ce3c 100644
Binary files a/latte-plugin.jar and b/latte-plugin.jar differ
diff --git a/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index dfffff3..9a6b63c 100644
--- a/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<p>1.0.2</p>
 		<ul>
 			<li>added code style settings (settings for use tabs or spaces) (issue #46, #30)</li>
-			<li>added support for define variable in tag {default $foo}</li>
+			<li>added support for define variable in tag {default $foo = 123}</li>
 			<li>added class namespaces completion</li>
 			<li>added support for define variables by {php [$foo, $bar] = $arr}</li>
 			<li>implemented some performance improvements</li>
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 			<li>fixed filters on variables (issue #47)</li>
 			<li>fixed wrong indent for elseifset (issue #42)</li>
 			<li>fixed multiple variable definitions in for/foreach cycles</li>
+			<li>fixed auto-complete (disabled in strings, more improvements)</li>
 			<li>increased minimum compatibility to 2018.3</li>
 		</ul>
 		<p>1.0.1</p>
diff --git a/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/completion/LatteCompletionContributor.java b/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/completion/LatteCompletionContributor.java
index 7271678..ffc16c4 100644
--- a/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/completion/LatteCompletionContributor.java
+++ b/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/completion/LatteCompletionContributor.java
@@ -86,9 +86,11 @@ protected void addCompletions(@NotNull CompletionParameters parameters, Processi
 					return;
 				}
 
-				LatteMacro macro = LatteConfiguration.INSTANCE.getMacro(element.getProject(), macroClassic.getOpenTag().getMacroName());
-				if (macro == null || !macro.allowedModifiers) {
-					return;
+				if (!((LatteMacroModifier) element).isVariableModifier()) {
+					LatteMacro macro = LatteConfiguration.INSTANCE.getMacro(element.getProject(), macroClassic.getOpenTag().getMacroName());
+					if (macro == null || !macro.allowedModifiers) {
+						return;
+					}
 				}
 
 				Map<String, LatteModifier> customModifiers = LatteConfiguration.INSTANCE.getCustomModifiers(element.getProject());
diff --git a/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/completion/providers/LattePhpCompletionProvider.java b/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/completion/providers/LattePhpCompletionProvider.java
index 7af353e..b5696a8 100644
--- a/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/completion/providers/LattePhpCompletionProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/completion/providers/LattePhpCompletionProvider.java
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ protected void addCompletions(
 		} else if (element instanceof LattePhpProperty || (element instanceof LattePhpMethod && !((LattePhpMethod) element).isStatic())) {
 			attachPhpCompletions(result, (BaseLattePhpElement) element, false);
 
-		} else {
+		} else if (!(element instanceof LatteMacroModifier) && !(element instanceof LattePhpString)) {
+			classCompletionProvider.addCompletions(parameters, context, result);
+			namespaceCompletionProvider.addCompletions(parameters, context, result);
+
 			if (LatteUtil.matchParentMacroName(element, "varType") || LatteUtil.matchParentMacroName(element, "var")) {
 				attachVarTypes(result);
-			}
 
-			if (!(element instanceof LatteMacroModifier)) {
-				classCompletionProvider.addCompletions(parameters, context, result);
+			} else {
 				variableCompletionProvider.addCompletions(parameters, context, result);
 				functionCompletionProvider.addCompletions(parameters, context, result);
-				namespaceCompletionProvider.addCompletions(parameters, context, result);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/parser/LatteParser.bnf b/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/parser/LatteParser.bnf
index c0efd98..89f46ed 100644
--- a/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/parser/LatteParser.bnf
+++ b/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/parser/LatteParser.bnf
@@ -168,13 +168,14 @@ phpMethodDefinition       ::= T_WHITESPACE? (T_PHP_DOUBLE_COLON | T_PHP_OBJECT_O
 private
 phpArgumentList       ::= (T_PHP_LEFT_NORMAL_BRACE T_WHITESPACE? T_PHP_RIGHT_NORMAL_BRACE) | (T_PHP_LEFT_NORMAL_BRACE phpMethodArgs T_PHP_RIGHT_NORMAL_BRACE)
 
-private
 phpInBrackets       ::= T_PHP_LEFT_NORMAL_BRACE T_WHITESPACE? phpArgument+ T_WHITESPACE? T_PHP_RIGHT_NORMAL_BRACE
 
 phpMethodArgs       ::= T_WHITESPACE? phpArgument+ ( T_WHITESPACE? "," T_WHITESPACE? phpArgument+ )* T_WHITESPACE?
 
+phpString    ::=  phpSingleQuotedString | phpDoubleQuotedString | T_MACRO_ARGS_STRING
+
 private
-phpArgument    ::=  phpSingleQuotedString | phpDoubleQuotedString | T_MACRO_ARGS_STRING | T_MACRO_ARGS_NUMBER | phpArrayOfVariables | phpClass | phpDefinition
+phpArgument    ::=  phpString | T_MACRO_ARGS_NUMBER | phpArrayOfVariables | phpClass | phpDefinition
                     | phpStatic | phpFunctionCall | phpInBrackets | phpVariable | T_PHP_CONTENT_TYPE | T_PHP_OBJECT_OPERATOR
                     | T_PHP_OPERATOR | T_PHP_DOUBLE_COLON | T_PHP_DOUBLE_ARROW | T_PHP_METHOD | T_PHP_TYPE | T_PHP_KEYWORD
                     | T_PHP_CLASS | T_PHP_AS | T_PHP_CAST | T_PHP_EXPRESSION | T_PHP_LEFT_BRACKET | T_PHP_RIGHT_BRACKET | T_PHP_NULL
diff --git a/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/psi/impl/LattePsiImplUtil.java b/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/psi/impl/LattePsiImplUtil.java
index ec2d2a8..1b4c34c 100644
--- a/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/psi/impl/LattePsiImplUtil.java
+++ b/src/com/jantvrdik/intellij/latte/psi/impl/LattePsiImplUtil.java
@@ -146,21 +146,8 @@ public static String getModifierName(@NotNull LatteMacroModifier element) {
 	}
 
 	public static boolean isVariableModifier(@NotNull LatteMacroModifier element) {
-		PsiElement prevElement = PsiTreeUtil.skipWhitespacesBackward(element);
-		PsiElement nextElement = PsiTreeUtil.skipWhitespacesForward(element);
-		if (
-			prevElement != null && nextElement != null
-				&& prevElement.getNode().getElementType().equals(LatteTypes.T_PHP_OR_INCLUSIVE)
-		) {
-			LattePhpVariable prevVariable = PsiTreeUtil.getPrevSiblingOfType(prevElement, LattePhpVariable.class);
-			if (prevVariable != null) {
-				PsiElement beforeVariable = prevVariable.getPrevSibling();
-				if (beforeVariable != null && beforeVariable.getNode().getElementType().equals(LatteTypes.T_PHP_LEFT_NORMAL_BRACE)) {
-					return true;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return false;
+		LattePhpInBrackets variableModifier = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, LattePhpInBrackets.class);
+		return variableModifier != null;
 	}
 
 	@Nullable