diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a4c0df6..9dcf445 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ dojox
 yui3
 qooxdoo.mustache.js
 
+npm-debug.log
diff --git a/mustache.js b/mustache.js
index 47a396d..825b0c9 100644
--- a/mustache.js
+++ b/mustache.js
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
       for (var j = 0, valueLength = value.length; j < valueLength; ++j) {
         buffer += this.renderTokens(token[4], context.push(value[j]), partials, originalTemplate);
       }
-    } else if (typeof value === 'object' || typeof value === 'string') {
+    } else if (typeof value === 'object' || typeof value === 'string' || typeof value === 'number') {
       buffer += this.renderTokens(token[4], context.push(value), partials, originalTemplate);
     } else if (isFunction(value)) {
       if (typeof originalTemplate !== 'string')
diff --git a/test/_files/implicit_iterator.js b/test/_files/implicit_iterator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2be2997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_files/implicit_iterator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+({
+  data: {
+    author: {
+      twitter_id: 819606,
+      name: 'janl'
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/test/_files/implicit_iterator.mustache b/test/_files/implicit_iterator.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae31f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_files/implicit_iterator.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{{# data.author.twitter_id }}
+<meta name="twitter:site:id" content="{{.}}">
+{{/ data.author.twitter_id }}
+
+{{# data.author.name }}
+<meta name="twitter:site" content="{{.}}">
+{{/ data.author.name }}
diff --git a/test/_files/implicit_iterator.txt b/test/_files/implicit_iterator.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fccefd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_files/implicit_iterator.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<meta name="twitter:site:id" content="819606">
+
+<meta name="twitter:site" content="janl">
diff --git a/test/render-test.js b/test/render-test.js
index a011678..6aec0cf 100644
--- a/test/render-test.js
+++ b/test/render-test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ var path = require('path');
 var _files = path.join(__dirname, '_files');
 
 function getContents(testName, ext) {
-  return fs.readFileSync(path.join(_files, testName + '.' + ext), 'utf8');
+  try {
+    return fs.readFileSync(path.join(_files, testName + '.' + ext), 'utf8');
+  } catch (ex) {
+    return null;
+  }
 }
 
 function getView(testName) {