diff --git a/code/ColladaLoader.cpp b/code/ColladaLoader.cpp
index f7ef903f4..0e970b468 100644
--- a/code/ColladaLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/ColladaLoader.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ bool ColladaLoader::CanRead( const std::string& pFile, IOSystem* pIOHandler, boo
          *  might be NULL and it's our duty to return true here.
          */
         if (!pIOHandler)return true;
-        const char* tokens[] = {"collada"};
+        const char* tokens[] = {"<collada"};
         return SearchFileHeaderForToken(pIOHandler,pFile,tokens,1);
     }
     return false;