diff --git a/read/read.go b/read/read.go
index a8add64..3d92ba7 100644
--- a/read/read.go
+++ b/read/read.go
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ func readForm(s string, pos int, ns string) (any, any, int) {
 
 func readMap(s string, pos int, ns string) (any, any, int) {
 	m := hash_map.New()
-	return m, "unimplemented", pos
+	if s[pos+1] == '}' {
+		return m, nil, pos + 2
+	}
+	return nil, "unimplemented", pos
 }
 
 func readList(s string, pos int, ns string) (any, any, int) {