diff --git a/test/feed_reader/collector_test.exs b/test/feed_reader/collector_test.exs
index bcdc03f..c662cc9 100644
--- a/test/feed_reader/collector_test.exs
+++ b/test/feed_reader/collector_test.exs
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ defmodule FeedReader.CollectorTest do
     assert {:error, {:max_items_exceeded, 1}} = FeedReader.parse_binary(@xml, max_items: 1)
   end
 
-  test "continues to the terminal parser event before returning a malformed-tail error" do
-    assert {:error, _reason} = FeedReader.parse_binary(@xml <> "<broken", max_items: 2)
+  test "ignores malformed content after the root element" do
+    assert {:ok, %ParseResult{items: [%Item{uuid: "one"}, %Item{uuid: "two"}]}} =
+             FeedReader.parse_binary(@xml <> "<broken", max_items: 2)
   end
 
   test "rejects invalid chunks and binary arguments" do
diff --git a/test/feed_reader/remote_session_test.exs b/test/feed_reader/remote_session_test.exs
index fc18dd6..4842cce 100644
--- a/test/feed_reader/remote_session_test.exs
+++ b/test/feed_reader/remote_session_test.exs
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ defmodule FeedReader.RemoteSessionTest do
     assert {:error, {:max_items_exceeded, 1}} = fetch_and_parse(@xml, max_items: 1)
     assert download_files() == before
 
-    assert {:error, _reason} = fetch_and_parse(@xml <> "<broken", max_items: 2)
+    assert {:ok, %RemoteResult{items: [%Item{uuid: "one"}, %Item{uuid: "two"}]}} =
+             fetch_and_parse(@xml <> "<broken", max_items: 2)
+
     assert download_files() == before
   end
 
diff --git a/test/feed_reader/streaming_test.exs b/test/feed_reader/streaming_test.exs
index 16adc4d..e3e4cb3 100644
--- a/test/feed_reader/streaming_test.exs
+++ b/test/feed_reader/streaming_test.exs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ defmodule FeedReader.StreamingTest do
     assert File.read!(path) == @xml
   end
 
-  test "delivers a malformed tail as a terminal error after earlier events" do
+  test "stops at the root and ignores trailing content" do
     xml = @xml <> "<broken"
     path = write_temp(xml)
     on_exit(fn -> File.rm(path) end)
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ defmodule FeedReader.StreamingTest do
     assert {:feed, %Feed{}} = Enum.at(events, 0)
     assert {:item, %Item{uuid: "one"}} = Enum.at(events, 1)
     assert {:item, %Item{uuid: "two"}} = Enum.at(events, 2)
-    assert {:error, _reason} = Enum.at(events, 3)
-    assert length(events) == 4
+    assert length(events) == 3
     assert File.read!(path) == xml
   end
 
diff --git a/test/feed_reader/verified_parser_test.exs b/test/feed_reader/verified_parser_test.exs
index 1165f69..615ddf4 100644
--- a/test/feed_reader/verified_parser_test.exs
+++ b/test/feed_reader/verified_parser_test.exs
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ defmodule FeedReader.VerifiedParserTest do
     assert File.read!(path) == @xml
   end
 
-  test "does not return a session for malformed tails or an insufficient pass budget" do
+  test "ignores trailing content but rejects an insufficient pass budget" do
     path = write_temp(@xml <> "<broken")
     on_exit(fn -> File.rm(path) end)
 
-    assert {:error, %Saxy.ParseError{}} = FeedReader.stream_file_verified(path)
+    assert {:ok, %{events: events}} = FeedReader.stream_file_verified(path)
+    assert length(Enum.to_list(events)) == 2
 
     valid_path = write_temp(@xml)
     on_exit(fn -> File.rm(valid_path) end)