diff --git a/src/Runtime.php b/src/Runtime.php
index 74d0c6b5..48c3b6ce 100644
--- a/src/Runtime.php
+++ b/src/Runtime.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public static function lo($cx, $v) {
     public static function v($cx, $in, $base, $path, $args = null) {
         $count = count($cx['scopes']);
         $plen = count($path);
-        while ($base) {
+        while ($base !== null) {
             $v = $base;
             foreach ($path as $i => $name) {
                 if (is_array($v)) {
diff --git a/tests/regressionTest.php b/tests/regressionTest.php
index 59a0bc44..7b0069a5 100644
--- a/tests/regressionTest.php
+++ b/tests/regressionTest.php
@@ -1553,6 +1553,18 @@ public function issueProvider()
                 'expected' => 'ab'
             ),
 
+            Array(
+                'id' => 305,
+                'template' => '{{#foo}}<b>{{foo}}</b>{{/foo}}',
+                'options' => Array(
+                    'flags' => LightnCandy::FLAG_ERROR_EXCEPTION | LightnCandy::FLAG_MUSTACHELOOKUP,
+                ),
+                'data' => Array(
+                    'foo' => '0',
+                ),
+                'expected' => '<b>0</b>'
+            ),
+
             Array(
                 'template' => '{{#each . as |v k|}}#{{k}}{{/each}}',
                 'data' => Array('a' => Array(), 'c' => Array()),