diff --git a/gpt_json/models.py b/gpt_json/models.py
index f1b19c1..b7c361b 100644
--- a/gpt_json/models.py
+++ b/gpt_json/models.py
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ class JsonFixEnum(EnumSuper):
     UNCLOSED_VALUE = "unclosed_value"
     MISSING_VALUE = "missing_value"
 
+    # Drop any additional JSON tags that occur after the main payload
+    # has been processed; this most often happens when the models spit back
+    # double close brackets like ]] or }}
+    DROP_TRAILING_JSON = "drop_trailing_json"
+
 
 @dataclass
 class FixTransforms:
diff --git a/gpt_json/tests/test_parsers.py b/gpt_json/tests/test_parsers.py
index bd05abe..e1d10d0 100644
--- a/gpt_json/tests/test_parsers.py
+++ b/gpt_json/tests/test_parsers.py
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
             '{"text": "Test", "numerical": 123, "reason": true, "sub_element": { "name": "Test" }, "items": ["Item 1", "Item 2',
             ResponseType.DICTIONARY,
         ),
+        (
+            'This message has an additional closing bracket: {"text": "Test"}}',
+            '{"text": "Test"}}',
+            ResponseType.DICTIONARY,
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_find_json_response(input_string, expected, extract_type):
diff --git a/gpt_json/tests/test_transformations.py b/gpt_json/tests/test_transformations.py
index a67e1ed..bcae43e 100644
--- a/gpt_json/tests/test_transformations.py
+++ b/gpt_json/tests/test_transformations.py
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ def test_is_truncated(input_string: str, expected: bool):
             },
             JsonFixEnum.UNCLOSED_VALUE,
         ),
+        (
+            '{"text": "Test"}}',
+            {
+                "text": "Test",
+            },
+            JsonFixEnum.DROP_TRAILING_JSON,
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_fix_truncated_json(broken_string, expected, expected_fix_reason):
diff --git a/gpt_json/transformations.py b/gpt_json/transformations.py
index 3c509e1..65fcbb2 100644
--- a/gpt_json/transformations.py
+++ b/gpt_json/transformations.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 def build_stack(json_str):
     stack = []
     fixed_str = ""
+    last_i = -1
     open_quotes = False
 
     # a flag indicating whether we've seen a comma or colon most recently
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ def build_stack(json_str):
                 last_seen_comma_or_colon = None
             # closing a nested
             elif char in "}]":
+                if len(stack) == 0:
+                    print("will break")
+                    break
                 stack.pop()
                 last_seen_comma_or_colon = None
             if char in ",:":
@@ -27,8 +31,10 @@ def build_stack(json_str):
             open_quotes = not open_quotes
 
         fixed_str += char
+        last_i = i + 1
 
-    return (stack, fixed_str, open_quotes, last_seen_comma_or_colon)
+    unparsed_str = json_str[last_i:]
+    return (stack, fixed_str, open_quotes, last_seen_comma_or_colon, unparsed_str)
 
 
 def _is_missing_dict_value(stack, fixed_str, open_quotes, last_seen_comma_or_colon):
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ def is_truncated(json_str):
     brackets is greater than the number of closing brackets.
 
     """
-    stack, _, _, _ = build_stack(json_str)
+    stack, _, _, _, _ = build_stack(json_str)
     return len(stack) > 0
 
 
@@ -70,13 +76,18 @@ def fix_truncated_json(json_str) -> tuple[str, JsonFixEnum | None]:
 
     Returns a tuple of (fixed_json_string, fix_type)
     """
-    stack, fixed_str, open_quotes, last_seen_colon_or_comma = build_stack(json_str)
+    stack, fixed_str, open_quotes, last_seen_colon_or_comma, unparsed_str = build_stack(
+        json_str
+    )
     missing_value = _is_missing_dict_value(
         stack, fixed_str, open_quotes, last_seen_colon_or_comma
     )
     is_truncated = len(stack) > 0
     if not is_truncated:
-        return json_str, None
+        if not unparsed_str.strip():
+            return json_str, None
+        else:
+            return fixed_str, JsonFixEnum.DROP_TRAILING_JSON
 
     fixed_str = fixed_str.strip()
 
@@ -97,6 +108,7 @@ def fix_truncated_json(json_str) -> tuple[str, JsonFixEnum | None]:
         close_stack = ["]" if char == "[" else "}" for char in stack]
         fixed_str += "".join(close_stack[::-1])
 
+    print("FIXED", fixed_str)
     # if the fixed string is valid JSON, return it
     fix = JsonFixEnum.UNCLOSED_OBJECT
     if open_quotes: