diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index de6fc07..2c707c6 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ module.exports = function (h, opts) {
           )
         }
       } else if (s === VAR && p[1] === TEXT) {
-        if (p[2] === undefined || p[2] === null) p[2] = ''
-        else if (!p[2]) p[2] = concat('', p[2])
+        if (p[2] === undefined || p[2] === null || p[2] === false) p[2] = ''
+        else if (!p[2] || p[2] === true) p[2] = concat('', p[2])
         if (Array.isArray(p[2][0])) {
           cur[2].push.apply(cur[2], p[2])
         } else {
diff --git a/test/types.js b/test/types.js
index 13f6c21..f884025 100644
--- a/test/types.js
+++ b/test/types.js
@@ -15,9 +15,21 @@ test('null value (empty)', function (t) {
   t.end()
 })
 
-test('boolean value', function (t) {
+test('string value (empty)', function (t) {
+  var tree = hx`<div>${''}</div>`
+  t.equal(vdom.create(tree).toString(), '<div></div>')
+  t.end()
+})
+
+test('boolean value (empty)', function (t) {
   var tree = hx`<div>${false}</div>`
-  t.equal(vdom.create(tree).toString(), '<div>false</div>')
+  t.equal(vdom.create(tree).toString(), '<div></div>')
+  t.end()
+})
+
+test('boolean value', function (t) {
+  var tree = hx`<div>${true}</div>`
+  t.equal(vdom.create(tree).toString(), '<div>true</div>')
   t.end()
 })
 
@@ -26,3 +38,9 @@ test('numeric value', function (t) {
   t.equal(vdom.create(tree).toString(), '<div>555</div>')
   t.end()
 })
+
+test('numeric value (zero)', function (t) {
+  var tree = hx`<div>${0}</div>`
+  t.equal(vdom.create(tree).toString(), '<div>0</div>')
+  t.end()
+})