diff --git a/include/json/reader.h b/include/json/reader.h
index 2a13440..dd86d64 100644
--- a/include/json/reader.h
+++ b/include/json/reader.h
@@ -272,10 +272,7 @@ public:
      */
     virtual CharReader* newCharReader() const = 0;
 
-    /** \brief Allocate a CharReader via newCharReader(). 
-     *   wrap the object in std::unique_ptr<CharReader> to esnure deletion.
-     * \throw std::exception if something goes wrong (e.g. invalid settings)
-     */
+    /** Wrap newCharReader's result in a std::unique_ptr. Throws if newCharReader throws. */
     std::unique_ptr<CharReader> makeCharReader() const;
   }; // Factory
 };   // CharReader
diff --git a/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp b/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
index d0f5364..cafca32 100644
--- a/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
+++ b/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
@@ -2990,6 +2990,19 @@ JSONTEST_FIXTURE_LOCAL(ReaderTest, allowNumericKeysTest) {
   checkParse(R"({ 123 : "abc" })");
 }
 
+struct UniqueReaderTest : JsonTest::TestCase {};
+
+JSONTEST_FIXTURE_LOCAL(UniqueReaderTest, parseWithNoErrors) {
+  Json::CharReaderBuilder b;
+  CharReaderPtr reader = b.makeCharReader();
+  Json::String errs;
+  Json::Value root;
+  char const doc[] = R"({ "property" : "value" })";
+  bool ok = reader->parse(doc, doc + std::strlen(doc), &root, &errs);
+  JSONTEST_ASSERT(ok);
+  JSONTEST_ASSERT(errs.empty());
+}
+
 struct CharReaderTest : JsonTest::TestCase {};
 
 JSONTEST_FIXTURE_LOCAL(CharReaderTest, parseWithNoErrors) {