diff --git a/src/kiss/Reader.hx b/src/kiss/Reader.hx
index 4f87c09..42316ef 100644
--- a/src/kiss/Reader.hx
+++ b/src/kiss/Reader.hx
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ class Reader {
         var readFunction = null;
         if (stream.startOfLine)
             readFunction = chooseReadFunction(stream, k.startOfLineReadTable);
-        if (readFunction == null)
+        if (readFunction != null)
+            stream.startOfLine = false;
+        else
             readFunction = chooseReadFunction(stream, k.readTable);
         if (readFunction == null)
             throw 'No macro to read next expression';
diff --git a/src/kiss/Stream.hx b/src/kiss/Stream.hx
index e560258..fd4ea02 100644
--- a/src/kiss/Stream.hx
+++ b/src/kiss/Stream.hx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Stream {
 
     var absolutePerNewline = 1;
 
-    public var startOfLine(default, null) = true;
+    public var startOfLine = true;
 
     public function new(file:String) {
         // Banish ye Windows line-endings