diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
index f60fc959..93e69343 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
             throw exception::eval_error("Incomplete variable declaration", File_Position(m_position.line, m_position.col), *m_filename);
           }
 
-        } else if (Keyword("GLOBAL") || Keyword("global")) {
+        } else if (Keyword("global")) {
           retval = true;
 
           if (!(Reference() || Id(true))) {
diff --git a/unittests/global.chai b/unittests/global.chai
index 0374e6d3..7f8959a6 100644
--- a/unittests/global.chai
+++ b/unittests/global.chai
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 // Test global 
 
-GLOBAL g = 3;
+global g = 3;
 assert_true(g == 3);
 
 var v := g;
 assert_true(v == 3);
 
-GLOBAL g = 2;
+global g = 2;
 assert_true(g == 2);
 assert_true(v == 2);