diff --git a/tmpl.js b/tmpl.js
index c8b4b86..8f97c83 100644
--- a/tmpl.js
+++ b/tmpl.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         "'"   : "'"
     };
     tmpl.encode = function (s) {
-        return String(s || "").replace(
+        return String(s + "" || "").replace(
             tmpl.encReg,
             function (c) {
                 return tmpl.encMap[c] || "";
diff --git a/tmpl.min.js b/tmpl.min.js
index 065532e..3da46eb 100644
--- a/tmpl.min.js
+++ b/tmpl.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-(function(a){"use strict";var b=function(a,c){var d=/[^\w\-\.:]/.test(a)?new Function(b.arg+",tmpl","var _e=tmpl.encode"+b.helper+",_s='"+a.replace(b.regexp,b.func)+"';return _s;"):b.cache[a]=b.cache[a]||b(b.load(a));return c?d(c,b):function(a){return d(a,b)}};b.cache={},b.load=function(a){return document.getElementById(a).innerHTML},b.regexp=/([\s'\\])(?![^%]*%\})|(?:\{%(=|#)([\s\S]+?)%\})|(\{%)|(%\})/g,b.func=function(a,b,c,d,e,f){if(b)return{"\n":"\\n","\r":"\\r","\t":"\\t"," ":" "}[a]||"\\"+a;if(c)return c==="="?"'+_e("+d+")+'":"'+("+d+"||'')+'";if(e)return"';";if(f)return"_s+='"},b.encReg=/[<>&"'\x00]/g,b.encMap={"<":"&lt;",">":"&gt;","&":"&amp;",'"':"&quot;","'":"&#39;"},b.encode=function(a){return String(a||"").replace(b.encReg,function(a){return b.encMap[a]||""})},b.arg="o",b.helper=",print=function(s,e){_s+=e&&(s||'')||_e(s);},include=function(s,d){_s+=tmpl(s,d);}",typeof define=="function"&&define.amd?define(function(){return b}):a.tmpl=b})(this);
\ No newline at end of file
+(function(a){"use strict";var b=function(a,c){var d=/[^\w\-\.:]/.test(a)?new Function(b.arg+",tmpl","var _e=tmpl.encode"+b.helper+",_s='"+a.replace(b.regexp,b.func)+"';return _s;"):b.cache[a]=b.cache[a]||b(b.load(a));return c?d(c,b):function(a){return d(a,b)}};b.cache={},b.load=function(a){return document.getElementById(a).innerHTML},b.regexp=/([\s'\\])(?![^%]*%\})|(?:\{%(=|#)([\s\S]+?)%\})|(\{%)|(%\})/g,b.func=function(a,b,c,d,e,f){if(b)return{"\n":"\\n","\r":"\\r","\t":"\\t"," ":" "}[a]||"\\"+a;if(c)return c==="="?"'+_e("+d+")+'":"'+("+d+"||'')+'";if(e)return"';";if(f)return"_s+='"},b.encReg=/[<>&"'\x00]/g,b.encMap={"<":"&lt;",">":"&gt;","&":"&amp;",'"':"&quot;","'":"&#39;"},b.encode=function(a){return String(a+""||"").replace(b.encReg,function(a){return b.encMap[a]||""})},b.arg="o",b.helper=",print=function(s,e){_s+=e&&(s||'')||_e(s);},include=function(s,d){_s+=tmpl(s,d);}",typeof define=="function"&&define.amd?define(function(){return b}):a.tmpl=b})(this);