diff --git a/src/Language/JSON/Assignment.hs b/src/Language/JSON/Assignment.hs
index 12fd96db1..ec60bbcc5 100644
--- a/src/Language/JSON/Assignment.hs
+++ b/src/Language/JSON/Assignment.hs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ assignment :: Assignment Term
 assignment = Syntax.handleError (value <|> parseError)
 
 value :: Assignment Term
-value = branchNode Value (object <|> array)
+value = branchNode Value (object <|> array <|> parseError)
 
 jsonValue :: Assignment Term
 jsonValue = object <|> array <|> number <|> string <|> boolean <|> none <|> parseError