diff --git a/json11.cpp b/json11.cpp
index ae37004..e5e6d03 100644
--- a/json11.cpp
+++ b/json11.cpp
@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ struct JsonParser final {
                     return fail("expected ',' in object, got " + esc(ch));
 
                 ch = get_next_token();
+                if (ch == '}')
+                    break;
             }
             return data;
         }
@@ -792,6 +794,8 @@ struct JsonParser final {
                     return fail("expected ',' in list, got " + esc(ch));
 
                 ch = get_next_token();
+                if (ch == ']')
+                    break;
                 (void)ch;
             }
             return data;