diff --git a/src/mask.ts b/src/mask.ts
index 49e1a82..627dd16 100644
--- a/src/mask.ts
+++ b/src/mask.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ export class Mask {
     let repeatedPos = -1
     let m = this.isReversed() ? mask.length - 1 : 0
     let v = this.isReversed() ? value.length - 1 : 0
+    let multipleMatched = false
 
     while (check()) {
       const maskChar = mask.charAt(m)
@@ -166,18 +167,19 @@ export class Mask {
               m -= offset
             }
           } else if (token.multiple as boolean) {
+            multipleMatched = true
             m -= offset
           }
 
           m += offset
         } else if (token.multiple as boolean) {
-          const hasValue = result[v - offset]?.match(token.pattern) != null
-          const nextMask = mask.charAt(m + offset)
-          if (hasValue && nextMask !== '' && tokens[nextMask] == null) {
+          if (multipleMatched) {
             m += offset
             v -= offset
+
+            multipleMatched = false
           } else {
-            result[method]('')
+            // invalid input
           }
         } else if (valueChar === lastRawMaskChar) {
           // matched the last untranslated (raw) mask character that we encountered
diff --git a/test/mask.test.ts b/test/mask.test.ts
index 9a4de18..6950b83 100644
--- a/test/mask.test.ts
+++ b/test/mask.test.ts
@@ -685,19 +685,19 @@ test('multiple numbers mask', () => {
 
   expect(mask.masked('1')).toBe('1')
   expect(mask.masked('1 2')).toBe('1 2')
-  expect(mask.masked('1 2 3')).toBe('1 23')
+  expect(mask.masked('1 2 3')).toBe('1 2')
   expect(mask.masked('12')).toBe('12')
   expect(mask.masked('12 ')).toBe('12 ')
   expect(mask.masked('12 3')).toBe('12 3')
   expect(mask.masked('12 34')).toBe('12 34')
   expect(mask.masked('12 34 ')).toBe('12 34')
-  expect(mask.masked('12 34 5')).toBe('12 345')
-  expect(mask.masked('a12 34 5')).toBe('12 345')
-  expect(mask.masked('12.34.5')).toBe('12 345')
+  expect(mask.masked('12 34 5')).toBe('12 34')
+  expect(mask.masked('a12 34 5')).toBe('12 34')
+  expect(mask.masked('12.34.5')).toBe('12 34')
 
-  expect(mask.unmasked('a1 2 3')).toBe('123')
+  expect(mask.unmasked('a1 2 3')).toBe('12')
   expect(mask.unmasked('12 3')).toBe('123')
-  expect(mask.unmasked('12 34 5')).toBe('12345')
+  expect(mask.unmasked('12 34 5')).toBe('1234')
 })
 
 test('multiple letters mask', () => {
@@ -714,13 +714,13 @@ test('multiple letters mask', () => {
   expect(mask.masked('ab c')).toBe('ab c')
   expect(mask.masked('ab cd')).toBe('ab cd')
   expect(mask.masked('ab cd ')).toBe('ab cd')
-  expect(mask.masked('ab cd e')).toBe('ab cde')
-  expect(mask.masked('1ab cd e')).toBe('ab cde')
-  expect(mask.masked('ab.cd.e')).toBe('ab cde')
+  expect(mask.masked('ab cd e')).toBe('ab cd')
+  expect(mask.masked('1ab cd e')).toBe('ab cd')
+  expect(mask.masked('ab.cd.e')).toBe('ab cd')
 
-  expect(mask.unmasked('1a b c')).toBe('abc')
+  expect(mask.unmasked('1a b c')).toBe('ab')
   expect(mask.unmasked('ab c')).toBe('abc')
-  expect(mask.unmasked('ab cd e')).toBe('abcde')
+  expect(mask.unmasked('ab cd e')).toBe('abcd')
 })
 
 test('dynamic empty mask', () => {