diff --git a/lib/plugins/transform/tokenTemplateValues.js b/lib/plugins/transform/tokenTemplateValues.js
index e2b7938..9e30e7c 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/transform/tokenTemplateValues.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/transform/tokenTemplateValues.js
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ module.exports = superclass => class extends superclass {
   ["error", { "exceptMethods": ["getTraceIndex"] }]
   */
   transform(value) {
+    let tmpValue = value;
+    if (typeof tmpValue !== 'object') {
+      tmpValue = {value: value};// eslint-disable-line object-shorthand
+    }
     // Set up variables.
     // Are we using named values?
     let tokens = {}; // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
@@ -53,13 +57,13 @@ module.exports = superclass => class extends superclass {
       // We are using tokens, which are reassignments of values to new names.
       for (let i = 0; i < Object.keys(tmpTokens).length; i += 1) {
         // We need to get the values and assign them to their new names.
-        tmpTokens[Object.keys(tmpTokens)[i]] = value[tmpTokens[Object.keys(tmpTokens)[i]]];
+        tmpTokens[Object.keys(tmpTokens)[i]] = tmpValue[tmpTokens[Object.keys(tmpTokens)[i]]];
       }
       tokens = Object.assign({}, tokens, tmpTokens);
     }
     else {
       // we are not using tokens.
-      tokens = Object.assign({}, tokens, value);
+      tokens = Object.assign({}, tokens, tmpValue);
     }
     const templatePath = this.getTemplatePath(this.options.origin);
 
diff --git a/test/helpers/templateFive.tpl b/test/helpers/templateFive.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..199cee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/templateFive.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+this is a {{value}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/tokenTemplateValues.js b/test/tokenTemplateValues.js
index da67c4a..6cb2bc0 100644
--- a/test/tokenTemplateValues.js
+++ b/test/tokenTemplateValues.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const options5 = {
   }
 };
 
+const value2 = 'testBoogie';
 
 const testClass = new Implemented(options, {});
 
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ const testClass4 = new Implemented(options4, {monkey: 'toofer'});
 
 const testClass5 = new Implemented(options5, {monkey: 'toofer'});
 
+const testClass6 = new Implemented(options, {});
+
 module.exports = {
   tokenOnlyValues: (test) => {
     test.expect(1);
@@ -148,6 +151,16 @@ module.exports = {
       'Dust template "one" name is: testName, test has the value of \"testKey2: item1.' // eslint-disable-line no-useless-escape
     );
     test.done();
-  }
+  },
+  tokenSimpleValue: (test) => {
+    test.expect(1);
+    testClass6.options.origin = 'test/helpers/templateFive.tpl';
+    testClass.transform(value2);
+    test.deepEqual(
+      testClass.value,
+      'this is a testBoogie'
+    );
+    test.done();
+  },
 
 };