diff --git a/prism/prism.c b/prism/prism.c
index 7eeed37ade..15195ea5cd 100644
--- a/prism/prism.c
+++ b/prism/prism.c
@@ -13594,10 +13594,10 @@ parse_strings(pm_parser_t *parser, pm_node_t *current) {
             pm_string_t unescaped = parser->current_string;
             parser_lex(parser);
 
-            if (match1(parser, PM_TOKEN_STRING_END)) {
+            if (match2(parser, PM_TOKEN_STRING_END, PM_TOKEN_EOF)) {
                 node = (pm_node_t *) pm_string_node_create_unescaped(parser, &opening, &content, &parser->current, &unescaped);
                 node->flags |= parse_unescaped_encoding(parser);
-                parser_lex(parser);
+                expect1(parser, PM_TOKEN_STRING_END, PM_ERR_STRING_LITERAL_TERM);
             } else if (accept1(parser, PM_TOKEN_LABEL_END)) {
                 node = (pm_node_t *) pm_symbol_node_create_unescaped(parser, &opening, &content, &parser->previous, &unescaped);
             } else {
diff --git a/test/prism/errors_test.rb b/test/prism/errors_test.rb
index f5c4c1813a..906dbac594 100644
--- a/test/prism/errors_test.rb
+++ b/test/prism/errors_test.rb
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ module Prism
     def test_unterminated_interpolated_string
       expr = expression('"hello')
       assert_errors expr, '"hello', [
-        ["expected a closing delimiter for the interpolated string", 0..1]
+        ["expected a closing delimiter for the string literal", 6..6]
       ]
-      assert_equal expr.parts[0].unescaped, "hello"
+      assert_equal expr.unescaped, "hello"
       assert_equal expr.closing, ""
     end