diff --git a/src/renderer/renderer.rs b/src/renderer/renderer.rs
index b6cc041..6759c53 100644
--- a/src/renderer/renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/renderer.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use crate::parser::Template;
 use crate::parser::TemplateElement;
 use crate::renderer::breadcrumb_tree::BreadcrumbTreeElement;
 use crate::renderer::context_element::ContextElement;
+use crate::renderer::context_element::IceResult;
 use crate::renderer::context_element::IntoContextElement;
 use crate::renderer::context_element::Walkable;
 use crate::renderer::errors::CompileError;
@@ -376,24 +377,6 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
                 let param_map =
                     ParametersContext::new(self, breadcrumbs, &parameterized_block.params);
 
-                // Special case: when comparing two RVPaths, if the
-                // path is equal then dust assumes the values are
-                // equal (otherwise, non-scalar values are
-                // automatically not equal)
-                if Self::are_paths_identical(&param_map, "key", "value") {
-                    return match &parameterized_block.contents {
-                        None => Ok("".to_owned()),
-                        Some(body) => {
-                            let rendered_content = self.render_body(
-                                body,
-                                new_breadcrumbs.as_ref().unwrap_or(breadcrumbs),
-                                blocks,
-                            )?;
-                            Ok(rendered_content)
-                        }
-                    };
-                }
-
                 if !param_map.contains_key("key") {
                     return Ok("".to_owned());
                 }
@@ -403,15 +386,22 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
                 let right_side = param_map
                     .walk("value")
                     .map(|ice| ice.into_context_element(self, breadcrumbs));
-                if left_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
-                    maybe_ice
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
-                }) == right_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
-                    maybe_ice
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
-                }) {
+                // Special case: when comparing two RVPaths, if the
+                // path points to the same value then they are
+                // equal. This is particularly important for objects
+                // which compare memory locations rather than contents
+                // (javascript object equality).
+                if Self::new_are_paths_identical(&left_side, &right_side)
+                    || left_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
+                        maybe_ice
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
+                    }) == right_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
+                        maybe_ice
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
+                    })
+                {
                     return self.render_maybe_body(
                         &parameterized_block.contents,
                         new_breadcrumbs.as_ref().unwrap_or(breadcrumbs),
@@ -436,24 +426,6 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
                 let param_map =
                     ParametersContext::new(self, breadcrumbs, &parameterized_block.params);
 
-                // Special case: when comparing two RVPaths, if the
-                // path is equal then dust assumes the values are
-                // equal (otherwise, non-scalar values are
-                // automatically not equal)
-                if Self::are_paths_identical(&param_map, "key", "value") {
-                    return match &parameterized_block.else_contents {
-                        None => Ok("".to_owned()),
-                        Some(body) => {
-                            let rendered_content = self.render_body(
-                                body,
-                                new_breadcrumbs.as_ref().unwrap_or(breadcrumbs),
-                                blocks,
-                            )?;
-                            Ok(rendered_content)
-                        }
-                    };
-                }
-
                 if !param_map.contains_key("key") {
                     return Ok("".to_owned());
                 }
@@ -463,23 +435,30 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
                 let right_side = param_map
                     .walk("value")
                     .map(|ice| ice.into_context_element(self, breadcrumbs));
-                if left_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
-                    maybe_ice
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
-                }) != right_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
-                    maybe_ice
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
-                }) {
+                // Special case: when comparing two RVPaths, if the
+                // path points to the same value then they are
+                // equal. This is particularly important for objects
+                // which compare memory locations rather than contents
+                // (javascript object equality).
+                if Self::new_are_paths_identical(&left_side, &right_side)
+                    || left_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
+                        maybe_ice
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
+                    }) == right_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
+                        maybe_ice
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
+                    })
+                {
                     return self.render_maybe_body(
-                        &parameterized_block.contents,
+                        &parameterized_block.else_contents,
                         new_breadcrumbs.as_ref().unwrap_or(breadcrumbs),
                         blocks,
                     );
                 } else {
                     return self.render_maybe_body(
-                        &parameterized_block.else_contents,
+                        &parameterized_block.contents,
                         new_breadcrumbs.as_ref().unwrap_or(breadcrumbs),
                         blocks,
                     );
@@ -800,6 +779,26 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn new_are_paths_identical<'b>(
+        left_side: &Result<Option<IceResult<'b>>, WalkError>,
+        right_side: &Result<Option<IceResult<'b>>, WalkError>,
+    ) -> bool {
+        let left_resolved = left_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
+            maybe_ice
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
+        });
+        let right_resolved = right_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
+            maybe_ice
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
+        });
+        match (left_resolved, right_resolved) {
+            (Ok(Some(lce)), Ok(Some(rce))) => lce as *const _ == rce as *const _,
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn preprocess_filters(filters: &Vec<Filter>) -> Vec<Filter> {
         let mut final_filters: Vec<Filter> = filters
             .into_iter()