diff --git a/private/lex.nim b/private/lex.nim
index cc13dc6..06b1a06 100644
--- a/private/lex.nim
+++ b/private/lex.nim
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ proc lineWithMarker(lex: YamlLexer, t: typedesc[BaseLexer], marker: bool):
   if lex.curStartPos.line == lex.blSource.lineNumber:
     result = lex.blSource.getCurrentLine(false)
     if marker: result.add(spaces(lex.curStartPos.column - 1) & "^\n")
-  else: result = nil
+  else: result = ""
 
 proc lineWithMarker(lex: YamlLexer, t: typedesc[StringSource], marker: bool):
     string =
@@ -219,8 +219,7 @@ proc lineWithMarker(lex: YamlLexer, t: typedesc[StringSource], marker: bool):
       dec(lineStartIndex)
       dec(lineEndIndex)
     dec(curLine)
-  result = lex.sSource.src.substr(lineStartIndex,
-      lineEndIndex - lineStartIndex - 1) & "\n"
+  result = lex.sSource.src.substr(lineStartIndex, lineEndIndex - 1) & "\n"
   if marker: result.add(spaces(lex.curStartPos.column - 1) & "^\n")
 
 # lexer states
diff --git a/private/parse.nim b/private/parse.nim
index 217c1e0..2ed696a 100644
--- a/private/parse.nim
+++ b/private/parse.nim
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ parserState blockObjectStart:
     state = scalarEnd
   of ltScalarPart:
     result = c.handleBlockItemStart(e)
+    let cachedPos = c.lex.curStartPos
     while true:
       c.advance()
       case c.lex.cur
@@ -532,6 +533,7 @@ parserState blockObjectStart:
       of ltScalarPart: discard
       of ltEmptyLine: c.lex.newlines.inc()
       else: break
+    c.lex.curStartPos = cachedPos
     c.lex.newlines = 0
     state = plainScalarEnd
     stored = blockAfterObject