diff --git a/src/parser_json.c b/src/parser_json.c
index 3550180..a7e33f9 100644
--- a/src/parser_json.c
+++ b/src/parser_json.c
@@ -797,6 +797,8 @@
     LOG_LOCSET(snode, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
     while (status != LYJSON_OBJECT_CLOSED) {
+        LY_CHECK_GOTO(status != LYJSON_OBJECT, representation_error);
+
         lydjson_parse_name(lydctx->jsonctx->value, lydctx->jsonctx->value_len, &name, &name_len, &prefix, &prefix_len, &is_attr);
         lyjson_ctx_give_dynamic_value(lydctx->jsonctx, &dynamic_prefname);