diff --git a/protocol-parser-generator/src/main/java/org/infinispan/ppg/generator/Parser.java b/protocol-parser-generator/src/main/java/org/infinispan/ppg/generator/Parser.java
index f4108c8..9fc1c30 100644
--- a/protocol-parser-generator/src/main/java/org/infinispan/ppg/generator/Parser.java
+++ b/protocol-parser-generator/src/main/java/org/infinispan/ppg/generator/Parser.java
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ private Reference processReference(ParseContext ctx, String token) throws IOExce
                      params.add(new Action(ctx.ns, tokens, ctx.file, ctx.line));
                      tokens = new ArrayList<>();
                   } else tokens.add(token);
+                  break;
                case "[":
                   ++level;
                   // no break;