diff --git a/src/lib/nbt.cpp b/src/lib/nbt.cpp
index 26ad964..c83afa4 100644
--- a/src/lib/nbt.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/nbt.cpp
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ namespace NBT {
             } else {
                 nextTag = data[currentPosition];
             }
-            // deal with compound tags separately
-            if (nextTag == TagType::COMPOUND || nextTag == TagType::LIST) return ErrorOr<uint64_t>(false, ErrorCodes::NOT_YET_KNOWN);
+            // deal with compound tags and lists separately
+            if (nextTag == TagType::COMPOUND || nextTag == TagType::LIST) return ErrorOr<uint64_t>(true, ErrorCodes::NOT_YET_KNOWN);
             // deal with end tag before trying to access the name
             if (nextTag == TagType::END) return ErrorOr<uint64_t>(1);