diff --git a/compiler/src/thrift.l b/compiler/src/thrift.l
index 5164c89..61a0ce3 100644
--- a/compiler/src/thrift.l
+++ b/compiler/src/thrift.l
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 whitespace   ([ \t\r\n]*)
 multicomm    ("/*""/"*([^*/]|[^*]"/"|"*"[^/])*"*"*"*/")
 comment      ("//"[^\n]*)
-symbol       ([\,\{\}\(\)\=])
+symbol       ([\,\{\}\(\)\=<>])
 
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