diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3e0e924..c2f3d8a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -260,19 +260,19 @@ One line ifs
 If you need a more concise conditional to control which attributes are applied to a given element, then use this syntax:
 
 ```html
-<p if-something true="class='present'" false="class='not-present'">One line if.</p>
+<p if-something true="class='shown'" false="class='hidden'">One line if.</p>
 ```
 
-In that structure, the attribute `if-something` checks to see if the variable `something` is present. If so, the class delcared in the `true` attribute is written to the element, resulting in the following output:
+In that structure, the attribute `if-something` checks to see if the variable `something` is truthy. This means it will check for either variable presence in the model or the boolean value `true`. If so, the class delcared in the `true` attribute is written to the element, resulting in the following output:
 
 ```html
-<p class='present'>One line if.</p>
+<p class='shown'>One line if.</p>
 ```
 
-If not, the class declared in the `false` attribute is written to the element, resulting in the following output:
+If not, this will check for non-presence in the model or the boolean value `false`. If so, the class declared in the `false` attribute is written to the element, resulting in the following output:
 
 ```html
-<p class='not-present'>One line if.</p>
+<p class='hidden'>One line if.</p>
 ```
 
 Like the `<if>` tag you can check for both the presence of a variable as well as its value. To check the value of a variable, use this syntax:
diff --git a/conditionals.js b/conditionals.js
index ecbda54d..98580c1c 100644
--- a/conditionals.js
+++ b/conditionals.js
@@ -314,7 +314,10 @@ function parseOneLineIf (charList, model) {
       return insertValue(charList, condition.false.split('').reverse().join(''), startIndex, endIndex)
     }
   } else { // There is no value to compare against
-    if (varVal && varVal[0] === '{' && varVal[varVal.length - 1] === '}') {
+    // Cases for when there isn't a condition.varLiteral value
+    // case 1: `false` literal or variable not present in model (resolving to var name within brackets, ex: {notInModel}) -> insert false condition
+    // case 2: non-empty string present in model or `true` literal -> insert true condition
+    if (varVal === false || (varVal[0] === '{' && varVal[varVal.length - 1] === '}')) {
       return insertValue(charList, condition.false.split('').reverse().join(''), startIndex, endIndex)
     } else {
       return insertValue(charList, condition.true.split('').reverse().join(''), startIndex, endIndex)
diff --git a/test/conditionals.js b/test/conditionals.js
index b3787d99..5dcd115c 100644
--- a/test/conditionals.js
+++ b/test/conditionals.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ describe('Conditionals', function () {
     done()
   })
 
-  it.skip('should evaluate one line if "if-somethingFalse" as false (conditionals/oneLineIfBooleanValue.html)', function (done) {
+  it('should evaluate one line if "if-somethingFalse" as false (conditionals/oneLineIfBooleanValue.html)', function (done) {
     assert.equalIgnoreSpaces(teddy.render('conditionals/oneLineIfBooleanValue.html', model), '<p></p>')
     done()
   })