diff --git a/puppetparser/parser.py b/puppetparser/parser.py
index 4f197d6..fead0ff 100644
--- a/puppetparser/parser.py
+++ b/puppetparser/parser.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class InvalidPuppetScript(Exception):
 def find_column(input: str, pos: int) -> int:
     rfind = input.rfind("\n", 0, pos)
     if rfind == -1:
-        return pos
+        return pos + 1
     line_start = rfind + 1
     return (pos - line_start) + 1
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 056e225..faaa310 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "puppetparser"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.5"
 description = "A parser from Puppet to an object model"
 authors = ["Nuno Saavedra <nuno.saavedra@tecnico.ulisboa.pt>"]
 license = "GPL-3.0"
diff --git a/tests/test_assignment.py b/tests/test_assignment.py
index dac6fa2..ee45ed2 100644
--- a/tests/test_assignment.py
+++ b/tests/test_assignment.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 
 class TestClass(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_assignment(self):
-        code = """
+    def test_assignment_node(self):
+        code = """$a = 1
             node "webserver" {
                 $hello = 123
                 package { 'apache2':
@@ -22,21 +22,29 @@ def test_assignment(self):
         """
 
         res = parse(code)[0]
-        self.assertIsInstance(res[0], Node)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].name, "webserver")
-        self.assertEqual(len(res[0].block), 3)
-        self.assertIsInstance(res[0].block[0], Assignment)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].block[0].name, "$hello")
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].block[0].value.value, 123)
-        self.assertIsInstance(res[0].block[1], Resource)
-        self.assertIsInstance(res[0].block[2], Resource)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].block[0].line, 3)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].block[0].col, 17)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].block[0].end_col, 29)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].block[1].line, 4)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].block[1].col, 17)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].block[1].end_line, 6)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].block[1].end_col, 18)
+
+        self.assertEqual(res[0].name, "$a")
+        self.assertEqual(res[0].value.value, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(res[0].line, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(res[0].end_line, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(res[0].col, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(res[0].end_col, 7)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(res[1], Node)
+        self.assertEqual(res[1].name, "webserver")
+        self.assertEqual(len(res[1].block), 3)
+        self.assertIsInstance(res[1].block[0], Assignment)
+        self.assertEqual(res[1].block[0].name, "$hello")
+        self.assertEqual(res[1].block[0].value.value, 123)
+        self.assertIsInstance(res[1].block[1], Resource)
+        self.assertIsInstance(res[1].block[2], Resource)
+        self.assertEqual(res[1].block[0].line, 3)
+        self.assertEqual(res[1].block[0].col, 17)
+        self.assertEqual(res[1].block[0].end_col, 29)
+        self.assertEqual(res[1].block[1].line, 4)
+        self.assertEqual(res[1].block[1].col, 17)
+        self.assertEqual(res[1].block[1].end_line, 6)
+        self.assertEqual(res[1].block[1].end_col, 18)
 
     def test_assignment_array(self):
         code = """
diff --git a/tests/test_value.py b/tests/test_value.py
index fb3b693..8f008dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_value.py
+++ b/tests/test_value.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ def test_value_string(self):
         self.assertEqual(res[0].value, "test")
         self.assertEqual(res[0].line, 1)
         self.assertEqual(res[0].end_line, 1)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].col, 0)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0].end_col, 6)
+        self.assertEqual(res[0].col, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(res[0].end_col, 7)
 
     def test_value_string_multiline(self):
         code = """