diff --git a/src/Errors/SyntaxError.php b/src/Errors/SyntaxError.php
index 9a4a36e..f13a796 100644
--- a/src/Errors/SyntaxError.php
+++ b/src/Errors/SyntaxError.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ protected function translateTokens($message)
             'T_ECHO' => 'echo'
         );
 
-        return preg_replace_callback('~T_([A-Z_]*)~', function ($matches) use ($translateTokens) {
+        return preg_replace_callback('~(?<!\()T_([A-Z_]*)(?!\))~', function ($matches) use ($translateTokens) {
             list($tokenName) = $matches;
             if (isset($translateTokens[$tokenName])) {
                 $operator = $translateTokens[$tokenName];
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Errors/SyntaxErrorTranslateTokensTest.php b/tests/Unit/Errors/SyntaxErrorTranslateTokensTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a991c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Errors/SyntaxErrorTranslateTokensTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace PHP_Parallel_Lint\PhpParallelLint\Tests\Unit\Errors;
+
+use PHP_Parallel_Lint\PhpParallelLint\Errors\SyntaxError;
+use PHP_Parallel_Lint\PhpParallelLint\Tests\UnitTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @covers \PHP_Parallel_Lint\PhpParallelLint\Errors\SyntaxError::translateTokens
+ */
+class SyntaxErrorTranslateTokensTest extends UnitTestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * Test retrieving a normalized error message with token translations on.
+     *
+     * @dataProvider dataTranslateTokens
+     *
+     * @param string $message  The message input to run the test with.
+     * @param string $expected The expected method return value.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testTranslateTokens($message, $expected)
+    {
+        $error = new SyntaxError('test.php', $message);
+        $this->assertSame($expected, $error->getNormalizedMessage(true));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Data provider.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function dataTranslateTokens()
+    {
+        return array(
+            'No token name in message' => array(
+                'message'  => 'Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP',
+                'expected' => 'Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP',
+            ),
+            'Non-existent token name in message (shouldn\'t be possible)' => array(
+                'message'  => 'Unexpected T_1H2, expecting T_STRING',
+                'expected' => 'Unexpected T_1H2, expecting T_STRING',
+            ),
+            'Token names in message, but not in translation list' => array(
+                // phpcs:disable Generic.Files.LineLength.TooLong
+                'message'  => 'Unexpected \'\' (T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE), expecting identifier (T_STRING) or variable (T_VARIABLE) or number (T_NUM_STRING)',
+                'expected' => 'Unexpected \'\' (T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE), expecting identifier (T_STRING) or variable (T_VARIABLE) or number (T_NUM_STRING)',
+                // phpcs:enable Generic.Files.LineLength
+            ),
+            'PHP 5.3-style message with token name without PHP native translation [1]' => array(
+                'message'  => 'Unexpected T_FILE, expecting T_STRING',
+                'expected' => 'Unexpected __FILE__ (T_FILE), expecting T_STRING',
+            ),
+            'PHP 5.3-style message with token name without PHP native translation [2]' => array(
+                'message'  => 'Unexpected T_INC',
+                'expected' => 'Unexpected ++ (T_INC)',
+            ),
+            'Message with multiple tokens without PHP native translation' => array(
+                'message'  => 'Unexpected T_INC, T_IS_IDENTICAL, T_OBJECT_OPERATOR, T_START_HEREDOC',
+                'expected' => 'Unexpected ++ (T_INC), === (T_IS_IDENTICAL), -> (T_OBJECT_OPERATOR), <<< (T_START_HEREDOC)',
+            ),
+            'PHP 5.4-style message with token name with PHP native translation [1] - prevent double translation' => array(
+                'message'  => 'Unexpected \'__FILE__\' (T_FILE), expecting T_STRING',
+                'expected' => 'Unexpected \'__FILE__\' (T_FILE), expecting T_STRING',
+            ),
+            'PHP 5.4-style message with token name with PHP native translation [2] - prevent double translation' => array(
+                'message'  => 'Unexpected \'++\' (T_INC) in',
+                'expected' => 'Unexpected \'++\' (T_INC) in',
+            ),
+            'Message with multiple tokens with PHP native translation' => array(
+                'message'  => 'Unexpected ++ (T_INC), === (T_IS_IDENTICAL), -> (T_OBJECT_OPERATOR), <<< (T_START_HEREDOC)',
+                'expected' => 'Unexpected ++ (T_INC), === (T_IS_IDENTICAL), -> (T_OBJECT_OPERATOR), <<< (T_START_HEREDOC)',
+            ),
+        );
+    }
+}