diff --git a/include/fc/io/json_relaxed.hpp b/include/fc/io/json_relaxed.hpp
index a3793a4..e4876f2 100644
--- a/include/fc/io/json_relaxed.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/io/json_relaxed.hpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ namespace fc { namespace json_relaxed
                            char c2 = in.peek();
                            if( c2 == q )
                            {
+                               in.get();
                                char c3 = in.peek();
                                if( c3 == q )
                                {