diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/ErrorCheckerService.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/ErrorCheckerService.java
index 98f19b4a6..6f97577e4 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/ErrorCheckerService.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/ErrorCheckerService.java
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class ErrorCheckerService implements Runnable {
    */
   private static final Pattern SETUP_OR_DRAW_FUNCTION_DECL =
       Pattern.compile("(^|;)\\s*((public|private|protected|final|static)\\s+)*" +
-                      "(void|int|float|double|String|char|byte)" +
+                      "(void|int|float|double|String|char|byte|boolean)" +
                       "(\\s*\\[\\s*\\])?\\s+(setup|draw)\\s*\\(",
                       Pattern.MULTILINE);
 
diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdePreprocessor.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdePreprocessor.java
index 2ee96b0fc..6a878afc2 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdePreprocessor.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdePreprocessor.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class PdePreprocessor {
    */
   private static final Pattern SETUP_OR_DRAW_FUNCTION_DECL =
       Pattern.compile("(^|;)\\s*((public|private|protected|final|static)\\s+)*" +
-                      "(void|int|float|double|String|char|byte)" +
+                      "(void|int|float|double|String|char|byte|boolean)" +
                       "(\\s*\\[\\s*\\])?\\s+(setup|draw)\\s*\\(",
                       Pattern.MULTILINE);