diff --git a/common/grammar-parser.cpp b/common/grammar-parser.cpp
index fde9d6981..a2710a217 100644
--- a/common/grammar-parser.cpp
+++ b/common/grammar-parser.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace grammar_parser {
 
             uint32_t sub_rule_id = generate_symbol_id(state, rule_name);
             std::vector<llama_grammar_element> sub_rule;
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < min_times; i++) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < min_times; i++) {
                 sub_rule.push_back({LLAMA_GRETYPE_RULE_REF, content_rule_id});
             }
             if (max_times < 0) {
@@ -294,16 +294,15 @@ namespace grammar_parser {
                 handle_repetitions(0, 1);
             } else if (*pos == '{') {
                 pos = parse_space(pos + 1, is_nested);
-                size_t min_times = 0;
-                int max_times = -1;
 
-                if (is_digit_char(*pos)) {
-                    const char * int_end = parse_int(pos);
-                    min_times = std::stoul(std::string(pos, int_end - pos));
-                    pos = parse_space(int_end, is_nested);
-                } else if (*pos != ',') {
+                if (!is_digit_char(*pos)) {
                     throw std::runtime_error(std::string("expecting an int or ',' at ") + pos);
                 }
+                const char * int_end = parse_int(pos);
+                int min_times = std::stoul(std::string(pos, int_end - pos));
+                pos = parse_space(int_end, is_nested);
+
+                int max_times = -1;
 
                 if (*pos == '}') {
                     max_times = min_times;
diff --git a/grammars/README.md b/grammars/README.md
index e9adc5a26..03cbff0bd 100644
--- a/grammars/README.md
+++ b/grammars/README.md
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ Parentheses `()` can be used to group sequences, which allows for embedding alte
 - `?` makes the preceding symbol or sequence optional (equivalent to `{0,1}`).
 - `{m}` repeats the precedent symbol or sequence exactly `m` times
 - `{m,}` repeats the precedent symbol or sequence at least `m` times
-- `{m,n}` repeats the precedent symbol or sequence at betwen `m` and `n` times (included)
-- `{,n}` repeats the precedent symbol or sequence at most `n` times (included)
+- `{m,n}` repeats the precedent symbol or sequence at between `m` and `n` times (included)
+- `{0,n}` repeats the precedent symbol or sequence at most `n` times (included)
 
 ## Comments and newlines
 
diff --git a/tests/test-grammar-parser.cpp b/tests/test-grammar-parser.cpp
index a8fbe64e7..545fa95ec 100644
--- a/tests/test-grammar-parser.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-grammar-parser.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ static void verify_parsing(const char *grammar_bytes, const std::vector<std::pai
 
     fprintf(stderr, "Testing grammar:%s\n", grammar_bytes);
 
+    if (parsed_grammar.symbol_ids.size() != expected.size()) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Code to update expectation (set TEST_GRAMMAR_PARSER_PRINT_ALL=1 to print all):\n");
+        print_all();
+        assert(parsed_grammar.symbol_ids.size() == expected.size());
+    }
+
     for (auto it = parsed_grammar.symbol_ids.begin(); it != parsed_grammar.symbol_ids.end(); ++it)
     {
         std::string key = it->first;
@@ -118,6 +124,12 @@ static void verify_parsing(const char *grammar_bytes, const std::vector<std::pai
     }
 }
 
+static void verify_failure(const char *grammar_bytes) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Testing expected failure:%s\n", grammar_bytes);
+    auto result = grammar_parser::parse(grammar_bytes);
+    assert(result.rules.empty() && "should have failed");
+}
+
 int main()
 {
     verify_parsing(R"""(
@@ -289,6 +301,14 @@ int main()
         {LLAMA_GRETYPE_END, 0},
     });
 
+    verify_failure(R"""(
+        root ::= "a"{,}"
+    )""");
+
+    verify_failure(R"""(
+        root ::= "a"{,10}"
+    )""");
+
     verify_parsing(R"""(
         root  ::= (expr "=" term "\n")+
         expr  ::= term ([-+*/] term)*