diff --git a/osmxml/parser.py b/osmxml/parser.py
index 81ebda2..cf07100 100644
--- a/osmxml/parser.py
+++ b/osmxml/parser.py
@@ -73,5 +73,13 @@ def parse_elements(xml_string: str) -> List[XMLElement]:
                 if (strip_text):
                     element_tree[-1].add_child(XMLTextElement(text=strip_text))
 
+        # Add not closed elements
+        if (len(element_tree) > 0):
+            # Add not closed element as new element
+            elements.append(element_tree.pop(0))
+            # and add every other elements to that open element as a child
+            for i in range(len(element_tree)):
+                elements[-1].add_child(element_tree.pop(0))
+
         return elements 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.py b/tests/test_parser.py
index fe5b6a8..c14d7a6 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -67,3 +67,26 @@ def test_parse_number(self):
         elements = XMLParser.parse_elements(xml_data)
 
         self.assertEqual(len(elements), 3)
+
+
+        xml_data = """
+            <xml version='1.0'><stream:stream></stream:stream> 
+            """
+
+        elements = XMLParser.parse_elements(xml_data)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(elements), 1)
+
+
+        xml_data = """
+            <xml version='1.0'>
+                <stream:stream>
+                    <to host='host'>
+                        <message/>
+                    </to>
+                        
+            """
+
+        elements = XMLParser.parse_elements(xml_data)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(elements), 1)