diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/CMakeLists.txt b/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/CMakeLists.txt
index 71e223a44..e69c022be 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ add_executable(runParsePORO ParsePORO.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(runParsePORO Parser ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 add_test(NAME runParsePORO WORKING_DIRECTORY ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH} COMMAND ${TEST_MEMCHECK_TOOL} ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/runParsePORO) 
 
+add_executable(runParseDATAWithDefault ParseDATAWithDefault.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(runParseDATAWithDefault Parser ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+add_test(NAME runParseDATAWithDefault WORKING_DIRECTORY ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH} COMMAND ${TEST_MEMCHECK_TOOL} ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/runParseDATAWithDefault) 
+
+
 add_executable(runParseTVDP ParseTVDP.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(runParseTVDP Parser ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 add_test(NAME runParseTVDP WORKING_DIRECTORY ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH} COMMAND ${TEST_MEMCHECK_TOOL} ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/runParseTVDP) 
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/ParseDATAWithDefault.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/ParseDATAWithDefault.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66bf76aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/ParseDATAWithDefault.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (C) 2014 Statoil ASE
+
+  This file is part of the Open Porous Media project (OPM).
+
+  OPM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  OPM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with OPM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE ParserIntegrationTests
+#include <math.h>
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/test_tools.hpp>
+
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Utility/PvtgTable.hpp>
+
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/Deck.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckDoubleItem.hpp>
+
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/Parser.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserRecord.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserIntItem.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserDoubleItem.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserStringItem.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserEnums.hpp>
+
+using namespace Opm;
+
+
+
+const char *dataMissingRecord = "\n\
+ENDSCALE\n\
+     1*     1*     2 /\n\
+\n\
+ENKRVD\n\
+100 1   2  3  4  5  6  7   200 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 /\n\
+";
+
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( ParseMissingRECORD_THrows) {
+    ParserPtr parser(new Parser());
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW( parser->parseString( dataMissingRecord ) , std::invalid_argument);
+}
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/Parser.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/Parser.cpp
index cf40c10a9..b4c4aa243 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/Parser.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/Parser.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ namespace Opm {
             } else {
                 if (parserState->rawKeyword->getSizeType() == Raw::UNKNOWN) {
                     if (canParseKeyword(line)) {
+                        parserState->rawKeyword->finalizeUnknownSize();
                         parserState->nextKeyword = line;
                         return true;
                     }
@@ -359,6 +360,8 @@ namespace Opm {
             if (parserState->rawKeyword != NULL && parserState->rawKeyword->isFinished())
                 return true;
         }
+        if (parserState->rawKeyword && parserState->rawKeyword->getSizeType() == Raw::UNKNOWN) 
+            parserState->rawKeyword->finalizeUnknownSize();
 
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.cpp
index fce8096be..8a0a6d0f9 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.cpp
@@ -386,12 +386,15 @@ namespace Opm {
     }
 
     DeckKeywordPtr ParserKeyword::parse(RawKeywordConstPtr rawKeyword) const {
-        DeckKeywordPtr keyword(new DeckKeyword(rawKeyword->getKeywordName()));
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < rawKeyword->size(); i++) {
-            DeckRecordConstPtr deckRecord = m_record->parse(rawKeyword->getRecord(i));
-            keyword->addRecord(deckRecord);
-        }
-        return keyword;
+        if (rawKeyword->isFinished()) {
+            DeckKeywordPtr keyword(new DeckKeyword(rawKeyword->getKeywordName()));
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < rawKeyword->size(); i++) {
+                DeckRecordConstPtr deckRecord = m_record->parse(rawKeyword->getRecord(i));
+                keyword->addRecord(deckRecord);
+            }
+            return keyword;
+        } else
+            throw std::invalid_argument("Tried to create a deck keyword from an imcomplete rawkeyword: " + rawKeyword->getKeywordName());
     }
 
     size_t ParserKeyword::getFixedSize() const {
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/RawKeyword.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/RawKeyword.cpp
index 6074cd069..d760c522e 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/RawKeyword.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/RawKeyword.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ namespace Opm {
     }
 
 
+    void RawKeyword::finalizeUnknownSize() {
+        if (m_sizeType == Raw::UNKNOWN)
+            m_isFinished = true;
+        else
+            throw std::invalid_argument("Fatal error finalizing keyword:" + m_name + " Only RawKeywords with UNKNOWN size can be explicitly finalized.");
+    }
+
+
     bool RawKeyword::isFinished() const {
         return m_isFinished;
     }
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/RawKeyword.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/RawKeyword.hpp
index 4760704b0..af573d5b4 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/RawKeyword.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/RawKeyword.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         bool isPartialRecordStringEmpty() const;
         bool isFinished() const;
         bool unKnownSize() const;
+        void finalizeUnknownSize();
 
         const std::string& getFilename() const;
         size_t getLineNR() const;
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/tests/RawKeywordTests.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/tests/RawKeywordTests.cpp
index 46af98311..85642f512 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/tests/RawKeywordTests.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/RawDeck/tests/RawKeywordTests.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(RawKeywordSizeTypeInvalidThrows) {
     BOOST_CHECK_THROW( RawKeyword("KEYYWORD", Raw::TABLE_COLLECTION , "FILE" , 10U) , std::invalid_argument);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(RawKeywordFinalizeWrongSizeTYpeThrows) {
+    RawKeyword kw("KEYYWORD", Raw::SLASH_TERMINATED , "FILE" , 0U);
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(     kw.finalizeUnknownSize() , std::invalid_argument );
+}
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(RawKeywordFinalizeUnknownSize) {
+    RawKeyword kw("KEYYWORD", Raw::UNKNOWN , "FILE" , 0U);
+    BOOST_CHECK( !kw.isFinished() );
+    kw.finalizeUnknownSize();
+    BOOST_CHECK( kw.isFinished() );
+}
+
+
+
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(RawKeywordGiveKeywordToConstructorTooLongThrows) {
     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(RawKeyword keyword("KEYYYWORD", Raw::SLASH_TERMINATED , "FILE" , 10U), std::invalid_argument);
diff --git a/testdata/integration_tests/TITLE/TITLE1.txt b/testdata/integration_tests/TITLE/TITLE1.txt
index 9f23e7fd1..c16369ff0 100644
--- a/testdata/integration_tests/TITLE/TITLE1.txt
+++ b/testdata/integration_tests/TITLE/TITLE1.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 TITLE
 This is the title of the model.
+
 START
-   10 'FEB' 2012
+   10 'FEB' 2012  /