diff --git a/mustache.js b/mustache.js
index 89e3aca..a7d42e0 100644
--- a/mustache.js
+++ b/mustache.js
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
       case '#':
         value = context.lookup(tokenValue);
 
-        if (typeof value === 'object') {
+        if (typeof value === 'object' || typeof value === 'string') {
           if (isArray(value)) {
             for (var j = 0, jlen = value.length; j < jlen; ++j) {
               buffer += renderTokens(token[4], writer, context.push(value[j]), template);
diff --git a/test/_files/nested_dot.js b/test/_files/nested_dot.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c22f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_files/nested_dot.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+({ name: 'Bruno' })
diff --git a/test/_files/nested_dot.mustache b/test/_files/nested_dot.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b0728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_files/nested_dot.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{#name}}Hello {{.}}{{/name}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/_files/nested_dot.txt b/test/_files/nested_dot.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58df047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_files/nested_dot.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello Bruno
\ No newline at end of file