diff --git a/dictdatabase/utils.py b/dictdatabase/utils.py
index 54ede4a..a3fb9fc 100644
--- a/dictdatabase/utils.py
+++ b/dictdatabase/utils.py
@@ -66,28 +66,36 @@ def seek_index_through_value(data: str, index: int) -> int:
 	:param data: The string to be parsed
 	:param index: the index of the first character of the value
 	"""
-	in_str, list_depth, dict_depth = False, 0, 0
 
-	d_prev, d_curr = None, data[index - 1]
+	# See https://www.json.org/json-en.html for the JSON syntax
+
+	skip_next, in_str, list_depth, dict_depth = False, False, 0, 0
+
 	for i in range(index, len(data)):
-		d_prev, d_curr = d_curr, data[i]
-		prev_backslash = d_prev == "\\"
-		if d_curr == '"' and not prev_backslash:
-			in_str = not in_str
+		if skip_next:
+			skip_next = False
 			continue
-		if in_str or d_curr == " " or prev_backslash:
+		current = data[i]
+		if current == "\\":
+			skip_next = True
 			continue
-		if d_curr == "[":
+		if current == '"':
+			in_str = not in_str
+		if in_str or current == " ":
+			continue
+		if current == "[":
 			list_depth += 1
-		elif d_curr == "]":
+		elif current == "]":
 			list_depth -= 1
-		elif d_curr == "{":
+		elif current == "{":
 			dict_depth += 1
-		elif d_curr == "}":
+		elif current == "}":
 			dict_depth -= 1
 		if list_depth == 0 and dict_depth == 0:
 			return i + 1
 
+	raise TypeError("Invalid JSON syntax")
+
 
 def count_nesting(data: str, start: int, end: int) -> int:
 	"""
diff --git a/tests/test_partial.py b/tests/test_partial.py
index 5062b13..c943ec3 100644
--- a/tests/test_partial.py
+++ b/tests/test_partial.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ def test_subread(env, use_compression, use_orjson, sort_keys, indent):
 	}
 
 	DDB.at(name).create(j, force_overwrite=True)
-	with pytest.raises(json.decoder.JSONDecodeError):
-		DDB.at(name).read("a") == "Hello}{"
+
+	assert DDB.at(name).read("a") == "Hello{}"
 
 	with pytest.raises(KeyError):
 		DDB.at(name).read("f")
diff --git a/tests/test_read.py b/tests/test_read.py
index 9c8c025..95462e6 100644
--- a/tests/test_read.py
+++ b/tests/test_read.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from unicodedata import name
+
 import dictdatabase as DDB
 import pytest
+import json
 from tests.utils import make_complex_nested_random_dict
 
 
@@ -9,6 +10,31 @@ def test_non_existent(env, use_compression, use_orjson, sort_keys, indent):
 	assert d is None
 
 
+def test_read_integrity():
+	cases = [
+		r'{"a": "\\", "b": 2}',
+		r'{"a": "\\\\", "b": 2}',
+		r'{"a": "\\\\\"", "b": 2}',
+		r'{"a": "\\\"\\", "b": 2}',
+		r'{"a": "\"\\\\", "b": 2}',
+		r'{"a": "\"", "b": 2}',
+		r'{"a": "\"\"", "b": 2}',
+		r'{"a": "\"\"\\", "b": 2}',
+		r'{"a": "\"\\\"", "b": 2}',
+		r'{"a": "\\\"\"", "b": 2}',
+	]
+
+	for case in cases:
+		with open(f"{DDB.config.storage_directory}/test_read_integrity.json", "w") as f:
+			f.write(case)
+		dd = DDB.at("test_read_integrity").read(key="a")
+		assert dd == json.loads(case)["a"]
+
+
+
+
+
+
 def test_create_and_read(env, use_compression, use_orjson, sort_keys, indent):
 	name = "test_create_and_read"
 	d = make_complex_nested_random_dict(12, 6)