diff --git a/src/path_parser.hpp b/src/path_parser.hpp
index 6d9a304..8129d86 100644
--- a/src/path_parser.hpp
+++ b/src/path_parser.hpp
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
     key_identifier > '=' > createValueSuggestions > leaf_data;
 
 auto const keyValueWrapper =
-    x3::lexeme['[' > createKeySuggestions > keyValue > suggestKeysEnd > ']'];
+    x3::no_skip['[' > createKeySuggestions > keyValue > suggestKeysEnd > ']'];
 
 // even though we don't allow no keys to be supplied, the star allows me to check which keys are missing
 auto const listSuffix_def =