diff --git a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java
index 6458ab254..0715e22c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ public JSONArray(JSONTokener x, JSONParserConfiguration jsonParserConfiguration)
                     }
                     if (nextChar == ']') {
                         // trailing commas are not allowed in strict mode
-                        if (jsonParserConfiguration.isStrictMode()) {
+                        if (jsonParserConfiguration != null && jsonParserConfiguration.isStrictMode()) {
                             throw x.syntaxError("Strict mode error: Expected another array element");
                         }
                         return;
                     }
                     if (nextChar == ',') {
                         // consecutive commas are not allowed in strict mode
-                        if (jsonParserConfiguration.isStrictMode()) {
+                        if (jsonParserConfiguration != null && jsonParserConfiguration.isStrictMode()) {
                             throw x.syntaxError("Strict mode error: Expected a valid array element");
                         }
                         return;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java
index 3bb6da7ed..f15a637a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public JSONObject(JSONTokener x, JSONParserConfiguration jsonParserConfiguration
             if (key != null) {
                 // Check if key exists
                 boolean keyExists = this.opt(key) != null;
-                if (keyExists && !jsonParserConfiguration.isOverwriteDuplicateKey()) {
+                if (keyExists && jsonParserConfiguration != null && !jsonParserConfiguration.isOverwriteDuplicateKey()) {
                     throw x.syntaxError("Duplicate key \"" + key + "\"");
                 }
 
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ public JSONObject(JSONTokener x, JSONParserConfiguration jsonParserConfiguration
             switch (x.nextClean()) {
             case ';':
                 // In strict mode semicolon is not a valid separator
-                if (jsonParserConfiguration.isStrictMode()) {
+                if (jsonParserConfiguration != null && jsonParserConfiguration.isStrictMode()) {
                     throw x.syntaxError("Strict mode error: Invalid character ';' found");
                 }
             case ',':
                 if (x.nextClean() == '}') {
                     // trailing commas are not allowed in strict mode
-                    if (jsonParserConfiguration.isStrictMode()) {
+                    if (jsonParserConfiguration != null && jsonParserConfiguration.isStrictMode()) {
                         throw x.syntaxError("Strict mode error: Expected another object element");
                     }
                     return;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONTokenerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONTokenerTest.java
index 59ca6d8f6..502e572f9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONTokenerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONTokenerTest.java
@@ -325,4 +325,20 @@ public void testAutoClose(){
            assertEquals("Stream closed", exception.getMessage());
        }
    }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testInvalidInput_JSONObject_withoutStrictModel_shouldParseInput() {
+       String input = "{\"invalidInput\": [],}";
+       JSONTokener tokener = new JSONTokener(input);
+       Object value = tokener.nextValue();
+       assertEquals(new JSONObject(input).toString(), value.toString());
+   }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInvalidInput_JSONArray_withoutStrictModel_shouldParseInput() {
+        String input = "[\"invalidInput\",]";
+        JSONTokener tokener = new JSONTokener(input);
+        Object value = tokener.nextValue();
+        assertEquals(new JSONArray(input).toString(), value.toString());
+    }
 }