diff --git a/src/expr.c b/src/expr.c
index 1940eb7a..7aad521c 100644
--- a/src/expr.c
+++ b/src/expr.c
@@ -2759,6 +2759,7 @@ expr_node *parse_expression(char const **e, int *r, Var *locals)
             print_expr_tree(node, ErrFp);
             fprintf(ErrFp, "\n");
         }
+        orig = o2;
     }
     if (**e && (**e != ']')) {
         if (DebugFlag & DB_PARSE_EXPR) {
diff --git a/tests/test.cmp b/tests/test.cmp
index b24d0a0d..4b28365a 100644
--- a/tests/test.cmp
+++ b/tests/test.cmp
@@ -23906,7 +23906,7 @@ Parsed expression: 1||1
 Parsed expression: 2
   => 2
   Unparsed: , 3
-, 3
+2, 3
  ^-- here
 ../tests/expr.rem(15): Expecting end-of-expression
 Parsed expression: iif(0, "foo", 0, "bar", 1, "blech", 0, "quux", 1, "borhy", "wacka")
@@ -23926,7 +23926,7 @@ max(6, 9, 50) => 50
 Parsed expression: max(1,
   => Error: Illegal character
   Unparsed: ,1)
-,1)
+max(1,,1)
       ^-- here
 Parsed expression: 5%0
   => (% 5 0)