diff --git a/common/json/internal/contextjson/comment.go b/common/json/internal/contextjson/comment.go
index e7aec487..b55b5d30 100644
--- a/common/json/internal/contextjson/comment.go
+++ b/common/json/internal/contextjson/comment.go
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ func skipJSONString(data []byte, start int) int {
 			i++
 		}
 	}
+	if i > len(data) {
+		i = len(data)
+	}
 	return i
 }