diff --git a/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g b/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g
index 581fae5f..d4f06808 100644
--- a/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g
+++ b/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void recover(IntStream input, RecognitionException re) {
+        BitSet followSet = computeErrorRecoverySet();
+        beginResync();
+        consumeUntil(input, followSet);
+        endResync();
+    }
+
     public Marker recoverWithMarker(IntStream input, RecognitionException re) {
-        if ( state.lastErrorIndex==input.index() ) {
-            // uh oh, another error at same token index; must be a case
-            // where LT(1) is in the recovery token set so nothing is
-            // consumed; consume a single token so at least to prevent
-            // an infinite loop; this is a failsafe.
-            input.consume();
-        }
-        state.lastErrorIndex = input.index();
         BitSet followSet = computeErrorRecoverySet();
         beginResync();
         Marker marker = mark();
@@ -407,17 +407,20 @@ member_name
 
 method_prototype
   @init { Marker marker = mark(); }
-  : OPEN_PAREN param_list CLOSE_PAREN type_descriptor;
+  : open_paren param_list close_paren type_descriptor
+    { marker.done(SmaliElementTypes.METHOD_PROTOTYPE); };
   catch [RecognitionException re] {
     recover(input, re);
-    reportError(re);
-  }
-  finally {
-    marker.done(SmaliElementTypes.METHOD_PROTOTYPE);
+    reportError(marker, re, false);
   }
 
-param_list
-  @init { Marker marker = mark(); }
+open_paren
+  : OPEN_PAREN;
+
+close_paren
+  : CLOSE_PAREN;
+
+param_list_inner
   : ((PARAM_LIST_START param* PARAM_LIST_END)
     | (PARAM_LIST_OR_ID_START param* PARAM_LIST_OR_ID_END)
     | (param*));
@@ -425,9 +428,11 @@ param_list
     Marker errorMarker = recoverWithMarker(input, re);
     reportError(errorMarker, re, false);
   }
-  finally {
-    marker.done(SmaliElementTypes.METHOD_PARAM_LIST);
-  }
+
+param_list
+  @init { Marker marker = mark(); }
+  : param_list_inner
+    { marker.done(SmaliElementTypes.METHOD_PARAM_LIST); };
 
 param
   @init {
diff --git a/smalidea/src/main/java/org/jf/smalidea/psi/impl/SmaliMethodPrototype.java b/smalidea/src/main/java/org/jf/smalidea/psi/impl/SmaliMethodPrototype.java
index e3c6a4ba..15142890 100644
--- a/smalidea/src/main/java/org/jf/smalidea/psi/impl/SmaliMethodPrototype.java
+++ b/smalidea/src/main/java/org/jf/smalidea/psi/impl/SmaliMethodPrototype.java
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ public class SmaliMethodPrototype extends SmaliStubBasedPsiElement<SmaliMethodPr
         return findChildByClass(PsiTypeElement.class);
     }
 
-    @Nullable
+    @NotNull
     public SmaliMethodParamList getParameterList() {
-        return findChildByClass(SmaliMethodParamList.class);
+        return getRequiredStubOrPsiChild(SmaliElementTypes.METHOD_PARAM_LIST);
     }
 }
diff --git a/smalidea/src/test/java/org/jf/smalidea/ParserTest.java b/smalidea/src/test/java/org/jf/smalidea/ParserTest.java
index e4f24969..16d444b4 100644
--- a/smalidea/src/test/java/org/jf/smalidea/ParserTest.java
+++ b/smalidea/src/test/java/org/jf/smalidea/ParserTest.java
@@ -102,4 +102,5 @@ public class ParserTest extends ParsingTestCase {
     public void testSuperClassInvalidSyntax() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
     public void testSuperClassInvalidSyntax2() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
     public void testInvalidMethod() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
+    public void testInvalidMethod2() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
 }
diff --git a/smalidea/testData/InvalidMethod.txt b/smalidea/testData/InvalidMethod.txt
index f23139df..ef1296ad 100644
--- a/smalidea/testData/InvalidMethod.txt
+++ b/smalidea/testData/InvalidMethod.txt
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ smali.FILE
       PsiErrorElement:no viable alternative at input '.blah'
         PsiElement(BAD_CHARACTER)('.blah')
       SmaliMethodPrototype(METHOD_PROTOTYPE)
-        <empty list>
\ No newline at end of file
+        SmaliMethodParamList(METHOD_PARAM_LIST)
+          <empty list>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/smalidea/testData/InvalidMethod2.smalidea b/smalidea/testData/InvalidMethod2.smalidea
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5301430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smalidea/testData/InvalidMethod2.smalidea
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.class Ltest;
+.super Ljava/lang/Object;
+
+.method blah
+
+.method
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/smalidea/testData/InvalidMethod2.txt b/smalidea/testData/InvalidMethod2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..955e9b9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smalidea/testData/InvalidMethod2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+smali.FILE
+  SmaliClass(CLASS)
+    SmaliModifierList(MODIFIER_LIST)
+      <empty list>
+    SmaliExtendsList(EXTENDS_LIST)
+      <empty list>
+    SmaliImplementsList(IMPLEMENTS_LIST)
+      <empty list>
+    PsiElement(CLASS_STATEMENT)
+      PsiElement(CLASS_DIRECTIVE)('.class')
+      PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+      PsiElement(ACCESS_LIST)
+        <empty list>
+      PsiElement(CLASS_TYPE)
+        PsiElement(CLASS_DESCRIPTOR)('Ltest;')
+    PsiWhiteSpace('\n')
+    PsiElement(SUPER_STATEMENT)
+      PsiElement(SUPER_DIRECTIVE)('.super')
+      PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+      PsiElement(CLASS_TYPE)
+        PsiElement(CLASS_DESCRIPTOR)('Ljava/lang/Object;')
+    PsiWhiteSpace('\n\n')
+    SmaliMethod(METHOD)
+      SmaliModifierList(MODIFIER_LIST)
+        <empty list>
+      PsiElement(METHOD_DIRECTIVE)('.method')
+      PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+      PsiElement(ACCESS_LIST)
+        <empty list>
+      PsiElement(MEMBER_NAME)
+        PsiElement(SIMPLE_NAME)('blah')
+      PsiWhiteSpace('\n\n')
+      SmaliMethodPrototype(METHOD_PROTOTYPE)
+        PsiErrorElement:mismatched input '.method' expecting OPEN_PAREN
+          <empty list>
+        SmaliMethodParamList(METHOD_PARAM_LIST)
+          <empty list>
+      PsiErrorElement:missing END_METHOD_DIRECTIVE at '.method'
+        <empty list>
+    SmaliMethod(METHOD)
+      SmaliModifierList(MODIFIER_LIST)
+        <empty list>
+      PsiElement(METHOD_DIRECTIVE)('.method')
+      PsiElement(ACCESS_LIST)
+        <empty list>
+      PsiErrorElement:no viable alternative at input '<EOF>'
+        <empty list>
+      SmaliMethodPrototype(METHOD_PROTOTYPE)
+        SmaliMethodParamList(METHOD_PARAM_LIST)
+          <empty list>
\ No newline at end of file