diff --git a/src/space/spaceparser.cpp b/src/space/spaceparser.cpp
index 4839d6a..45c8ba6 100644
--- a/src/space/spaceparser.cpp
+++ b/src/space/spaceparser.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,9 @@ void SpaceParser::ParseSpace(Space * space)
 		ReadChar(); // inserting a next character after the space_start char to lastc
 	}
 
-	space->set_empty_object();
+	if( !space->is_object() )
+		space->set_empty_object();
+
 	ParseKeyValuePairs(space);
 
 	if( need_space_start_character )
@@ -496,9 +498,6 @@ void SpaceParser::ParseFloatingPointValue(Space * space)
 
 void SpaceParser::ParseTable(Space * space)
 {
-	space->set_empty_table();
-
-
 	ReadChar(); // inserting a next character after the table_start char to lastc
 	space->set_empty_table();
 	ParseValuesList(space);