diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2687b29..e7de41c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+- invalid range in multiline comment locating
+
 ## [1.1.0]
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/snipme/highlights/internal/locator/MultilineCommentLocator.kt b/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/snipme/highlights/internal/locator/MultilineCommentLocator.kt
index 100001c..c357b2d 100644
--- a/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/snipme/highlights/internal/locator/MultilineCommentLocator.kt
+++ b/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/snipme/highlights/internal/locator/MultilineCommentLocator.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ internal object MultilineCommentLocator {
 
         comments.forEach {
             val (start, end) = it
-            locations.add(PhraseLocation(start, end))
+            // Only include valid ranges where start precedes end
+            if (start < end) locations.add(PhraseLocation(start, end))
         }
 
         return locations.toSet()
diff --git a/src/commonTest/kotlin/dev/snipme/highlights/internal/locator/MultilineCommentLocatorTest.kt b/src/commonTest/kotlin/dev/snipme/highlights/internal/locator/MultilineCommentLocatorTest.kt
index cf03a09..0de3fc7 100644
--- a/src/commonTest/kotlin/dev/snipme/highlights/internal/locator/MultilineCommentLocatorTest.kt
+++ b/src/commonTest/kotlin/dev/snipme/highlights/internal/locator/MultilineCommentLocatorTest.kt
@@ -48,6 +48,28 @@ internal class MultilineCommentLocatorTest {
         assertEquals(1, result.size)
         assertEquals(PhraseLocation(0, 8747), result[0])
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `Returns empty when end delimiter precedes start`() {
+        val testCode = "*/resolvers/*"
+
+        val result = MultilineCommentLocator.locate(testCode)
+
+        assertEquals(0, result.size)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `Returns only valid comment ignoring misordered delimiters`() {
+        val testCode = """
+            /* valid comment */
+            searchCode("query", pathFilter: "*/resolvers/*")
+        """.trimIndent()
+
+        val result = MultilineCommentLocator.locate(testCode)
+
+        assertEquals(1, result.size)
+        assertEquals(PhraseLocation(0, 19), result[0])
+    }
 }
 
 private val complexComment =