diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 2e751ee..6074742 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function walk (opts, nodes) {
     }
 
     // if the node has content, recurse (unless it's a loop, handled later)
-    if (node.content && node.tag !== loops[0] && node.tag !== scopes[0]) {
+    if (node.content && loops.includes(node.tag) === false && node.tag !== scopes[0]) {
       node.content = walk(opts, node.content)
     }
 
@@ -318,10 +318,10 @@ function walk (opts, nodes) {
     }
 
     // parse loops
-    if (node.tag === loops[0]) {
+    if (loops.includes(node.tag)) {
       // handle syntax error
       if (!(node.attrs && node.attrs.loop)) {
-        throw new Error(`the "${loops[0]}" tag must have a "loop" attribute`)
+        throw new Error(`the "${node.tag}" tag must have a "loop" attribute`)
       }
 
       // parse the "loop" param
diff --git a/test/expect/loop_customtag.html b/test/expect/loop_customtag.html
index bbdaa77..6a9143a 100644
--- a/test/expect/loop_customtag.html
+++ b/test/expect/loop_customtag.html
@@ -6,4 +6,11 @@
 
   <p>2: 3</p>
 
+
+  <p>0: 1</p>
+
+  <p>1: 2</p>
+
+  <p>2: 3</p>
+
 <p>x</p>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/loop_customtag.html b/test/fixtures/loop_customtag.html
index 8683019..2f3641e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/loop_customtag.html
+++ b/test/fixtures/loop_customtag.html
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <p>x</p>
-<zeach loop='item, index in items'>
+<for loop='item, index in items'>
   <p>{{index}}: {{item}}</p>
-</zeach>
+</for>
+<each loop='item, index in items'>
+  <p>{{index}}: {{item}}</p>
+</each>
 <p>x</p>
diff --git a/test/test-loops.js b/test/test-loops.js
index 8adf727..3521808 100644
--- a/test/test-loops.js
+++ b/test/test-loops.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ test('Loops - conflicting locals', (t) => {
 
 test('Loops - custom tag', (t) => {
   return process(t, 'loop_customtag', {
-    loopTags: ['zeach'],
+    loopTags: ['for', 'each'],
     locals: { items: [1, 2, 3] }
   })
 })