diff --git a/lib/parser.c b/lib/parser.c
index fa1783a..f4b7b0f 100644
--- a/lib/parser.c
+++ b/lib/parser.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#define SEQUENCE_START_CAPACITY 8
+
 static bool is_special(char c)
 {
 	switch (c) {
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ static bool is_special(char c)
 
 static int parse_literal(const char *input, int rem, char *out)
 {
-	if (rem > 0 || !is_special(input[0])) {
+	if (rem > 0 && !is_special(input[0])) {
 		*out = input[0];
 		return 1;
 	} else {
@@ -46,17 +48,30 @@ static int parse_sequence(const char *input, int rem, sequence_t *out)
 {
 	int result, used = 0;
 
-	out->contents = calloc(1, sizeof(term_t));
 	out->len = 0;
-	out->capacity = 1;
-
-	result = parse_term(input + used, rem - used, &out->contents[0]);
-	if (result < 0)
+	out->capacity = SEQUENCE_START_CAPACITY;
+	out->contents = calloc(out->capacity, sizeof(term_t));
+	if (NULL == out->contents)
 		return -1;
-	++out->len;
-	used += result;
 
-	return used;
+	while (used < rem) {
+		if (out->len >= out->capacity) {
+			out->capacity *= 2;
+			out->contents
+			    = realloc(out->contents, out->capacity * sizeof(term_t));
+			if (NULL == out->contents)
+				return -1;
+		}
+
+		result
+		    = parse_term(input + used, rem - used, &out->contents[out->len]);
+		if (result < 0)
+			break;
+		++out->len;
+		used += result;
+	}
+
+	return out->len > 0 ? used : -1;
 }
 
 int parse_regex(const char *input, int rem, regex_t *out)
@@ -74,6 +89,8 @@ int parse_regex(const char *input, int rem, regex_t *out)
 		++used;
 
 		out->alternative = calloc(1, sizeof(regex_t));
+		if (NULL == out->alternative)
+			return -1;
 		result = parse_regex(input + used, rem - used, out->alternative);
 		if (result < 0)
 			return -1;
diff --git a/tests/parser_tests.c b/tests/parser_tests.c
index d641e9c..35554c9 100644
--- a/tests/parser_tests.c
+++ b/tests/parser_tests.c
@@ -64,6 +64,26 @@ static void b_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal(void)
 	regex_free_children(&r);
 }
 
+static void abc_is_parsed_as_sequence_of_unquantified_literals(void)
+{
+	regex_t r = { 0 };
+	const int result = PARSE_REGEX_STRING("abc", &r);
+	ASSERT_NE(-1, result);
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(3, r.sequence.len);
+	ASSERT_EQ(QUANTIFIER_NONE, r.sequence.contents[0].quantifier);
+	ASSERT_EQ(TERM_TYPE_LITERAL, r.sequence.contents[0].type);
+	ASSERT_EQ('a', r.sequence.contents[0].literal);
+	ASSERT_EQ(QUANTIFIER_NONE, r.sequence.contents[1].quantifier);
+	ASSERT_EQ(TERM_TYPE_LITERAL, r.sequence.contents[1].type);
+	ASSERT_EQ('b', r.sequence.contents[1].literal);
+	ASSERT_EQ(QUANTIFIER_NONE, r.sequence.contents[2].quantifier);
+	ASSERT_EQ(TERM_TYPE_LITERAL, r.sequence.contents[2].type);
+	ASSERT_EQ('c', r.sequence.contents[2].literal);
+
+	regex_free_children(&r);
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
 	TESTING_BEGIN();
@@ -72,5 +92,6 @@ int main(void)
 	a_pipe_b_pipe_c_result_alternative_has_alternative();
 	a_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal();
 	b_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal();
+	abc_is_parsed_as_sequence_of_unquantified_literals();
 	return TESTING_END();
 }