diff --git a/jael/CHANGELOG.md b/jael/CHANGELOG.md
index b740aa63..fcb450c2 100644
--- a/jael/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/jael/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 2.1.0
+* Fixed handling of `if` in non-strict mode.
+* 
+
 # 2.0.1
 * Fixed bug where the `textarea` name check would never return `true`.
 
diff --git a/jael/lib/src/renderer.dart b/jael/lib/src/renderer.dart
index 82675562..06b013a6 100644
--- a/jael/lib/src/renderer.dart
+++ b/jael/lib/src/renderer.dart
@@ -211,12 +211,14 @@ class Renderer {
       Element element, CodeBuffer buffer, SymbolTable scope, bool html5) {
     var attribute = element.attributes.singleWhere((a) => a.name == 'if');
 
-    var v = attribute.value.compute(scope) as bool;
+    var vv = attribute.value.compute(scope);
 
     if (scope.resolve('!strict!')?.value == false) {
-      v = v == true;
+      vv = vv == true;
     }
 
+    var v = vv as bool;
+
     if (!v) return;
 
     var otherAttributes = element.attributes.where((a) => a.name != 'if');