diff --git a/src/YAML.jl b/src/YAML.jl
index ddb1791..1a1eb05 100644
--- a/src/YAML.jl
+++ b/src/YAML.jl
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ iterate(it::YAMLDocIterator) = next(it, start(it))
 iterate(it::YAMLDocIterator, s) = done(it, s) ? nothing : next(it, s)
 
 Base.IteratorSize(::Type{YAMLDocIterator}) = Base.SizeUnknown()
-Base.IteratorEltype(::Type{YAMLDocIterator}) = Base.HasEltype()
-Base.eltype(it::YAMLDocIterator) = Dict{Any, Any}
+Base.IteratorEltype(::Type{YAMLDocIterator}) = Base.EltypeUnknown()
 
 load_all(input::IO, args...; kwargs...) =
     YAMLDocIterator(input, args...; kwargs...)
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 5957fb2..2100fbd 100755
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ test: 2
 
 \ufeff---
 test: 3
+\ufeff---
+42
 """
 
 @testset "multi_doc_bom" begin
@@ -289,6 +291,8 @@ test: 3
     @test equivalent(val, Dict("test" => 2))
     (val, state) = iterate(iterable, state)
     @test equivalent(val, Dict("test" => 3))
+    (val, state) = iterate(iterable, state)
+    @test equivalent(val, 42)
     @test iterate(iterable, state) === nothing
 end
 
@@ -304,6 +308,8 @@ end
     @test equivalent(val, Dict("test" => 2))
     (val, state) = iterate(iterable, state)
     @test equivalent(val, Dict("test" => 3))
+    (val, state) = iterate(iterable, state)
+    @test equivalent(val, 42)
     @test iterate(iterable, state) === nothing
 end
 
@@ -314,9 +320,8 @@ end
     end
     iterable = YAML.load_all_file(fname)
     @test Base.IteratorSize(YAML.YAMLDocIterator) == Base.SizeUnknown()
-    @test Base.IteratorEltype(YAML.YAMLDocIterator) == Base.HasEltype()
-    @test eltype(iterable) == Dict{Any, Any}
-    @test length(collect(iterable)) == 3
+    @test Base.IteratorEltype(YAML.YAMLDocIterator) == Base.EltypeUnknown()
+    @test length(collect(iterable)) == 4
 end
 
 # test that an OrderedDict is written in the correct order