diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/debug/VariableNode.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/debug/VariableNode.java
index 9b8c418de..7056854b2 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/debug/VariableNode.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/debug/VariableNode.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class VariableNode implements MutableTreeNode {
   public static final int TYPE_VOID = 11;
 
   private static final Pattern ARRAY_REGEX = Pattern.compile(
-    "^(?<prefix>[^\\]]+)(?<unbounded>(\\[\\])*)(?<bounded>(\\[\\d+\\])+).*$"
+    "^(?<prefix>[^\\[]+)(?<unbounded>(\\[\\])*)(?<bounded>(\\[\\d+\\])+)(?<unneeded>[^\\[]*)$"
   );
 
   protected String type;
diff --git a/java/test/processing/mode/java/debug/VariableNodeTests.java b/java/test/processing/mode/java/debug/VariableNodeTests.java
index 9b5530ffd..427f90215 100644
--- a/java/test/processing/mode/java/debug/VariableNodeTests.java
+++ b/java/test/processing/mode/java/debug/VariableNodeTests.java
@@ -74,9 +74,16 @@ public class VariableNodeTests {
 
   @Test
   public void describeArrayFailsafe() {
-    Value value = buildMockValue("instance of int[x][7] (id=998)");
+    Value value = buildMockValue("instance of int[x][7] (id=98)");
     VariableNode node = new VariableNode("test", "int[][][][]", value);
-    Assert.assertEquals(node.getStringValue(), "instance of int[x][7] (id=998));
+    Assert.assertEquals(node.getStringValue(), "instance of int[x][7] (id=98)");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void describeArrayUnexpectedOrder() {
+    Value value = buildMockValue("instance of int[7][] (id=98)");
+    VariableNode node = new VariableNode("test", "int[][][][]", value);
+    Assert.assertEquals(node.getStringValue(), "instance of int[7][] (id=98)");
   }
 
   private Value buildMockValue(String toStringValue) {