diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index cf04ba101b6..3584e016227 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -2025,9 +2025,9 @@ module ts {
                         return true;
                     }
                     else {
-                        // is unterminated multiline comment
-                        return text.charCodeAt(comment.end - 1) !== CharacterCodes.slash &&
-                            text.charCodeAt(comment.end - 2) !== CharacterCodes.asterisk;
+                        // is unterminated multi-line comment
+                        return !(text.charCodeAt(comment.end - 1) === CharacterCodes.slash &&
+                            text.charCodeAt(comment.end - 2) === CharacterCodes.asterisk);
                     }
                 }
                 return false;
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListInComments3.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListInComments3.ts
index 3f57929c1f4..2f20a969ba1 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListInComments3.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListInComments3.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 //// {| "name": "5" |}/*  */
 
+/////* {| "name": "6" |}
+
 goTo.marker("1");
 verify.completionListIsEmpty();
 
@@ -22,5 +24,8 @@ verify.completionListIsEmpty();
 goTo.marker("4");
 verify.not.completionListIsEmpty();
 
-//goTo.marker("5");
-//verify.not.completionListIsEmpty();
+goTo.marker("5");
+verify.not.completionListIsEmpty();
+
+goTo.marker("6");
+verify.completionListIsEmpty();