diff --git a/conf/lex.go b/conf/lex.go
index 6290826f..2308ea22 100644
--- a/conf/lex.go
+++ b/conf/lex.go
@@ -236,12 +236,9 @@ func lexTopValueEnd(lx *lexer) stateFn {
 		}
 		lx.backup()
 		fallthrough
-	case isWhitespace(r) || r == optValTerm:
+	case isWhitespace(r):
 		return lexTopValueEnd
-	case isNL(r):
-		lx.ignore()
-		return lexTop
-	case r == eof:
+	case isNL(r) || r == eof || r == optValTerm:
 		lx.ignore()
 		return lexTop
 	}
diff --git a/conf/lex_test.go b/conf/lex_test.go
index ad1b4701..2ae21bb0 100644
--- a/conf/lex_test.go
+++ b/conf/lex_test.go
@@ -332,6 +332,21 @@ func TestOptionalSemicolons(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, lx, expectedItems)
 }
 
+func TestSemicolonChaining(t *testing.T) {
+	expectedItems := []item{
+		{itemKey, "foo", 1},
+		{itemString, "1", 1},
+		{itemKey, "bar", 1},
+		{itemFloat, "2.2", 1},
+		{itemKey, "baz", 1},
+		{itemBool, "true", 1},
+		{itemEOF, "", 1},
+	}
+
+	lx := lex("foo='1'; bar=2.2; baz=true;")
+	expect(t, lx, expectedItems)
+}
+