diff --git a/tools/tools.go b/tools/tools.go
index c319a6d4..b8ea767d 100644
--- a/tools/tools.go
+++ b/tools/tools.go
@@ -358,7 +358,23 @@ func (p *Parser) done() bool {
 	}
 
 	var count int
+	var inString, escaped bool
 	for _, c := range p.buffer {
+		if escaped {
+			escaped = false
+			continue
+		}
+		if c == '\\' {
+			escaped = true
+			continue
+		}
+		if c == '"' {
+			inString = !inString
+			continue
+		}
+		if inString {
+			continue
+		}
 		if c == byte(open) {
 			count++
 		} else if c == byte(close) {
diff --git a/tools/tools_test.go b/tools/tools_test.go
index 2b8b04f8..689d6517 100644
--- a/tools/tools_test.go
+++ b/tools/tools_test.go
@@ -842,6 +842,24 @@ func TestDone(t *testing.T) {
 			buffer: []byte("[]"),
 			want:   true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "json close brace inside string",
+			tag:    "{",
+			buffer: []byte("{\"note\": \"a}b\""),
+			want:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "json complete with brace inside string",
+			tag:    "{",
+			buffer: []byte("{\"note\": \"a}b\"}"),
+			want:   true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "list close bracket inside string",
+			tag:    "[",
+			buffer: []byte("[{\"note\": \"x]y\"}"),
+			want:   false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {