diff --git a/lib/handlebars/base.js b/lib/handlebars/base.js
index 44a369c5e..b8e11eb2f 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/base.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/base.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('if', function(conditional, options) {
   var type = toString.call(conditional);
   if(type === functionType) { conditional = conditional.call(this); }
 
-  if(!conditional || Handlebars.Utils.isEmpty(conditional)) {
+  if(Handlebars.Utils.isEmpty(conditional)) {
     return options.inverse(this);
   } else {
     return options.fn(this);