diff --git a/jlexer/lexer.go b/jlexer/lexer.go
index 169105a..d446fca 100644
--- a/jlexer/lexer.go
+++ b/jlexer/lexer.go
@@ -652,8 +652,6 @@ func (r *Lexer) number() string {
 	}
 	if !r.Ok() || r.token.kind != tokenNumber {
 		if *UseSemanticErrors {
-			r.errSemantic()
-			r.SkipRecursive()
 			return ""
 		}
 		r.errInvalidToken("number")
diff --git a/tests/basic_test.go b/tests/basic_test.go
index 34961ab..ea7fbbd 100644
--- a/tests/basic_test.go
+++ b/tests/basic_test.go
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ func TestNestedEasyJsonMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSemanticErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	if !*jlexer.UseSemanticErrors {
+		return
+	}
 	for i, test := range []struct {
 		Data     []byte
 		ErrorNum int
@@ -217,6 +220,18 @@ func TestSemanticErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			Data:     []byte(`[1, 2, 3, "4", "5"]`),
 			ErrorNum: 2,
 		},
+		{
+			Data:     []byte(`[1, {"2" : "3"}, 3, "4"`),
+			ErrorNum: 2,
+		},
+		{
+			Data:     []byte(`[1, "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"]`),
+			ErrorNum: 5,
+		},
+		{
+			Data:     []byte(`[1, 2, 3, 4, "5"]`),
+			ErrorNum: 1,
+		},
 	} {
 		l := jlexer.Lexer{Data: test.Data}