diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index fb7b2b9..cfcc9c9 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -808,11 +808,12 @@ function handlers.textDocument_completion(params)
 		local line_before = col > 1 and line:sub(1, col - 1) or ""
 
 		-- Get word prefix being typed (for filtering)
-		local prefix_start = col - 1
+		-- Start from col (not col-1) so delimiters like ( stop the scan
+		local prefix_start = col
 		while prefix_start > 0 and line:sub(prefix_start, prefix_start):match("[%w_]") do
 			prefix_start = prefix_start - 1
 		end
-		local word_prefix = line:sub(prefix_start + 1, col - 1)
+		local word_prefix = col > prefix_start and line:sub(prefix_start + 1, col) or ""
 
 		-- Check if typing after # prefix (e.g., #myVar)
 		local has_hash_prefix = line_before:match("#[%w_]*$")
@@ -932,6 +933,9 @@ function handlers.textDocument_completion(params)
 		else
 			-- Check if we're inside a function call (e.g., after instTestTimer()
 			local call_name = get_call_context(line, col)
+			if not call_name and col > 0 then
+				call_name = line:sub(1, col):match("([%w_]+)%s*$")
+			end
 			local call_params = call_name and resolve_call_params(call_name, doc.variables, doc.types)
 
 			-- Check context before cursor