diff --git a/parse.py b/parse.py
index 9e9666f..f5e8fe3 100644
--- a/parse.py
+++ b/parse.py
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@
         log.log(log.PARSER, log.TRACE, "Peeked %s" % (token))
         return token
 
+    def eof(self):
+        return self.tokens[self.pos].type == "EOF"
+
     def create_context(self, context, text):
         return ParseContext(context, text, self.tokens[self.pos])
 
@@ -317,7 +320,7 @@
         log.log(log.PARSER, log.TRACE, "Parsing file...")
         ast = []
         version = self.parse_version(None)
-        while self.peek().type != "EOF":
+        while not self.eof():
             log.log(log.PARSER, log.TRACE, "Parsing next directive in file...")
             ast.append(self.parse_directive(None))
         log.log(log.PARSER, log.DEBUG, "Parsed file, AST is %s" % (ast))