diff --git a/decoder_test.go b/decoder_test.go
index f4936ac..52397f1 100644
--- a/decoder_test.go
+++ b/decoder_test.go
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ func TestDecode_interface(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+
+		{
+			"nested_block_comment.hcl",
+			false,
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"bar": "value",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
diff --git a/hcl/lex.go b/hcl/lex.go
index 825b7da..c5493ae 100644
--- a/hcl/lex.go
+++ b/hcl/lex.go
@@ -149,18 +149,13 @@ func (x *hclLex) consumeComment(c rune) bool {
 		case '*':
 			c = x.next()
 			if c == '/' {
-				nested--
+				return true
 			} else {
 				x.backup()
 			}
 		default:
 			// Continue
 		}
-
-		// If we're done with the comment, return!
-		if nested == 0 {
-			return true
-		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/hcl/test-fixtures/comment.hcl b/hcl/test-fixtures/comment.hcl
index 8dfe815..1ff7f29 100644
--- a/hcl/test-fixtures/comment.hcl
+++ b/hcl/test-fixtures/comment.hcl
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 /*
 Baz
 */
-*/
 
 # Another
 
diff --git a/hcl/valuetype_string.go b/hcl/valuetype_string.go
index efe119a..83b3904 100644
--- a/hcl/valuetype_string.go
+++ b/hcl/valuetype_string.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const _ValueType_name = "ValueTypeUnknownValueTypeFloatValueTypeIntValueTypeStri
 var _ValueType_index = [...]uint8{0, 16, 30, 42, 57, 70, 82, 95, 110}
 
 func (i ValueType) String() string {
-	if i+1 >= ValueType(len(_ValueType_index)) {
+	if i >= ValueType(len(_ValueType_index)-1) {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("ValueType(%d)", i)
 	}
 	return _ValueType_name[_ValueType_index[i]:_ValueType_index[i+1]]
diff --git a/test-fixtures/nested_block_comment.hcl b/test-fixtures/nested_block_comment.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e827782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-fixtures/nested_block_comment.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+foo = "bar/*"
+*/
+
+bar = "value"