diff --git a/examples/03_parsing_database.c b/examples/03_parsing_database.c
index 15e7aad..a623870 100644
--- a/examples/03_parsing_database.c
+++ b/examples/03_parsing_database.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ bool parse_person(Jimp *jimp, Person *p)
             if (!jimp_number(jimp)) return false;
             p->body_count = jimp->number;
         } else {
-            jimp_unknown_member(jimp);
+            // jimp_unknown_member(jimp);
+            jimp_skip_member(jimp);
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/database.json b/examples/database.json
index 57356d8..498da0a 100644
--- a/examples/database.json
+++ b/examples/database.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
             "location": "Wonderland",
             "body_count": 150,
             "name": "Alice Smith",
-            "age": 34
+            "age": 34,
+            "height": 6
         },
         {
             "name": "Bob Johnson",
diff --git a/jimp.h b/jimp.h
index 995a05c..6bd32a4 100644
--- a/jimp.h
+++ b/jimp.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ bool jimp_is_string_ahead(Jimp *jimp);
 bool jimp_is_array_ahead(Jimp *jimp);
 bool jimp_is_object_ahead(Jimp *jimp);
 
+/// Skips the member in the object
+bool jimp_skip_member(Jimp *jimp);
+
 #endif // JIMP_H_
 
 #ifdef JIMP_IMPLEMENTATION
@@ -445,4 +448,36 @@ static bool jimp__expect_token(Jimp *jimp, Jimp_Token token)
     return true;
 }
 
+bool jimp_skip_member(Jimp *jimp) {
+    if (!jimp__get_token(jimp)) return false;
+    switch(jimp->token) {
+    case JIMP_NULL:
+    case JIMP_TRUE:
+    case JIMP_FALSE:
+    case JIMP_NUMBER:
+    case JIMP_STRING:
+        return true;
+    case JIMP_OBRACKET: {
+        while(jimp_array_item(jimp)) {
+            if (!jimp_skip_member(jimp)) return false;
+        }
+        return jimp_array_end(jimp);
+    } break;
+    case JIMP_OCURLY: {
+        while(jimp_object_member(jimp)) {
+            if (!jimp_skip_member(jimp)) return false;
+        }
+        return jimp_object_end(jimp);
+    } break;
+    case JIMP_INVALID:
+    case JIMP_EOF:
+    case JIMP_CCURLY:
+    case JIMP_CBRACKET:
+    case JIMP_COMMA:
+    case JIMP_COLON:
+    default: return false;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 #endif // JIMP_IMPLEMENTATION