diff --git a/btparser/lexer.cpp b/btparser/lexer.cpp
index 55c53d4..5121c17 100644
--- a/btparser/lexer.cpp
+++ b/btparser/lexer.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ bool Lexer::Test(const std::function<void(const std::string & line)> & lexEnum,
         lexEnum(toks);
     }
     while(tok != tok_eof && tok != tok_error);
-    if(tok != tok_error && tok != tok_eof)
-        tok = reportError("lexer did not finish at the end of the file");
     for(const auto & warning : mWarnings)
         if(output)
             lexEnum("\nwarning: " + warning);
diff --git a/btparser/lexer.h b/btparser/lexer.h
index c5046c6..975622c 100644
--- a/btparser/lexer.h
+++ b/btparser/lexer.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 
     struct TokenState
     {
-        Token Token;
+        Token Token = tok_eof;
         std::string IdentifierStr; //tok_identifier
         uint64_t NumberVal = 0; //tok_number
         std::string StringLit; //tok_stringlit