diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/parser/lexer.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/parser/lexer.ts
index 86bc29f6fd340..56216b0190fe1 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/parser/lexer.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/parser/lexer.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ export class Token {
   toString(): string {
     switch (this.type) {
       case TokenType.Character:
-      case TokenType.String:
       case TokenType.Identifier:
       case TokenType.Keyword:
+      case TokenType.Operator:
+      case TokenType.String:
         return this.strValue;
       case TokenType.Number:
         return this.numValue.toString();