diff --git a/parser/func.go b/parser/func.go
index 6b5f5c2..1722d9f 100644
--- a/parser/func.go
+++ b/parser/func.go
@@ -186,6 +186,13 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseFuncArguments (
 			if err != nil { return }
 			output.what, err = parser.parseType()
 			if err != nil { return }
+
+			// skip the default value if we are skimming
+			if parser.skimming {
+				err = parser.skipIndentLevel(2)
+				into.outputs = append(into.outputs, output)
+				return
+			}
 			
 			// parse default value
 			if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindNewline) {
diff --git a/parser/skim_test.go b/parser/skim_test.go
index e00d48e..44eed97 100644
--- a/parser/skim_test.go
+++ b/parser/skim_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func ro fComplexFunction
 	external
 func ro gExternalFunction
 	> x:Int
+	< arr:Int
 	---
 	external
 `, test)
diff --git a/tests/parser/skim/main.arf b/tests/parser/skim/main.arf
index d5d389f..eefef04 100644
--- a/tests/parser/skim/main.arf
+++ b/tests/parser/skim/main.arf
@@ -34,5 +34,9 @@ func ro fComplexFunction
 
 func ro gExternalFunction
 	> x:Int
+	< arr:Int 5
+		34908
+		39 3498
+		38 219
 	---
 	external