diff --git a/prometheus_client/parser.py b/prometheus_client/parser.py
index ad3e1c60..7135bc8a 100644
--- a/prometheus_client/parser.py
+++ b/prometheus_client/parser.py
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ def _parse_sample(text):
         name = text[:label_start].strip()
         # We ignore the starting curly brace
         label = text[label_start + 1:label_end]
-        # The value is after the label end (ignoring curly brace and space)
-        value, timestamp = _parse_value_and_timestamp(text[label_end + 2:])
+        # The value is after the label end (ignoring curly brace)
+        value, timestamp = _parse_value_and_timestamp(text[label_end + 1:])
         return Sample(name, _parse_labels(label), value, timestamp)
 
     # We don't have labels
diff --git a/tests/openmetrics/test_parser.py b/tests/openmetrics/test_parser.py
index 4b4aecd6..937aef5c 100644
--- a/tests/openmetrics/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/openmetrics/test_parser.py
@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ def test_invalid_input(self):
             ('a{a""} 1\n# EOF\n'),
             ('a{a=} 1\n# EOF\n'),
             ('a{a="} 1\n# EOF\n'),
+            # Missing delimiters.
+            ('a{a="1"}1\n# EOF\n'),
             # Missing or extra commas.
             ('a{a="1"b="2"} 1\n# EOF\n'),
             ('a{a="1",,b="2"} 1\n# EOF\n'),
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.py b/tests/test_parser.py
index 1d20d276..61b3c8ae 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ def test_spaces(self):
 a   {    foo   =  "buz"   }    3
 a\t {  \t foo\t = "biz"\t  } \t 4
 a \t{\t foo   = "boz"\t}\t 5
+a{foo="bez"}6
 """)
         metric_family = CounterMetricFamily("a", "help", labels=["foo"])
         metric_family.add_metric(["bar"], 1)
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ def test_spaces(self):
         metric_family.add_metric(["buz"], 3)
         metric_family.add_metric(["biz"], 4)
         metric_family.add_metric(["boz"], 5)
+        metric_family.add_metric(["bez"], 6)
         self.assertEqualMetrics([metric_family], list(families))
 
     def test_commas(self):