diff --git a/src/Handlebars/Context.php b/src/Handlebars/Context.php
index 46efc7e..87181c2 100755
--- a/src/Handlebars/Context.php
+++ b/src/Handlebars/Context.php
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class Handlebars_Context
     private function _findVariableInContext($variable, $inside, $strict = false)
     {
         $value = '';
-        if ( empty( $inside ) || ( $inside == 'this' ) ) {
+        if (($inside !== '0' && empty($inside)) || ($inside == 'this')) {
             return $variable;
         } elseif (is_array($variable)) {
             if (isset($variable[$inside])) {