diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Formatting/OperatorBracketSniff.php b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Formatting/OperatorBracketSniff.php
index b79e6b3ec6..44429012a1 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Formatting/OperatorBracketSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Formatting/OperatorBracketSniff.php
@@ -354,16 +354,23 @@ public function addMissingBracketsError($phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
             }
 
             if ($tokens[$after]['code'] === T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS) {
+                if (isset($tokens[$after]['parenthesis_closer']) === false) {
+                    // Live coding/parse error. Ignore.
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 $after = $tokens[$after]['parenthesis_closer'];
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if ($tokens[$after]['code'] === T_OPEN_SQUARE_BRACKET) {
-                $after = $tokens[$after]['bracket_closer'];
-                continue;
-            }
+            if (($tokens[$after]['code'] === T_OPEN_SQUARE_BRACKET
+                || $tokens[$after]['code'] === T_OPEN_SHORT_ARRAY)
+            ) {
+                if (isset($tokens[$after]['bracket_closer']) === false) {
+                    // Live coding/parse error. Ignore.
+                    return;
+                }
 
-            if ($tokens[$after]['code'] === T_OPEN_SHORT_ARRAY) {
                 $after = $tokens[$after]['bracket_closer'];
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.inc b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.1.inc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.inc
rename to src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.1.inc
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.inc.fixed b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.1.inc.fixed
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.inc.fixed
rename to src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.1.inc.fixed
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.2.inc b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.2.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1284f121fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.2.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+// Intentional parse error. This has to be the last (and only) test in the file.
+// Live coding test. The sniff should stay silent.
+class ParseErrors {
+    const A|(B PARSE_ERROR = null;
+}
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.3.inc b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.3.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0acfeb1d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.3.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+
+// Intentional parse error. This has to be the last (and only) test in the file.
+// Live coding test. The sniff should stay silent.
+$a = [10, 20] + [
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.php b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.php
index 0da136242b..aac4327571 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Formatting/OperatorBracketUnitTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ final class OperatorBracketUnitTest extends AbstractSniffUnitTest
     public function getErrorList($testFile='')
     {
         switch ($testFile) {
-        case 'OperatorBracketUnitTest.inc':
+        case 'OperatorBracketUnitTest.1.inc':
             return [
                 3   => 1,
                 6   => 1,