diff --git a/src/parse.ts b/src/parse.ts
index 66cae84..583b8cc 100644
--- a/src/parse.ts
+++ b/src/parse.ts
@@ -147,10 +147,12 @@ export function parse(toml: string, { maxDepth = 1000, integersAsBigInt }: Parse
 
 			let k = parseKey(ctx, ']')
 			if (isTableArray) {
-				if (toml.charCodeAt(ctx.p - 1) !== 0x5d /* ] */) {
+				// `ctx.p - 1` rejects anything between the two brackets (parseKey
+				// skips trailing whitespace), `ctx.p` requires the second one.
+				if (toml.charCodeAt(ctx.p - 1) !== 0x5d /* ] */ || toml.charCodeAt(ctx.p) !== 0x5d /* ] */) {
 					throw new TomlError('expected end of table declaration', {
 						toml: toml,
-						ptr: ctx.p - 1,
+						ptr: ctx.p,
 					})
 				}
 
diff --git a/test/parse.test.ts b/test/parse.test.ts
index 534abe2..0e38d0b 100644
--- a/test/parse.test.ts
+++ b/test/parse.test.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ it('rejects invalid arrays of table', () => {
 	expect(() => parse('[[uwu] ]')).toThrow(TomlError)
 })
 
+it('rejects an array of tables header closed by a single bracket', () => {
+	expect(() => parse('[[uwu]')).toThrow(TomlError)
+	expect(() => parse('[[uwu]x')).toThrow(TomlError)
+	expect(() => parse('[[uwu]\nowo = 1')).toThrow(TomlError)
+	expect(() => parse('[[uwu] ')).toThrow(TomlError)
+})
+
 it('parses arrays of tables with subtables', () => {
 	const doc = `
 [[fruits]]