diff --git a/src/bin.rs b/src/bin.rs
index 3a7eade..a614f88 100644
--- a/src/bin.rs
+++ b/src/bin.rs
@@ -317,6 +317,17 @@ impl Loopable for serde_json::Value {
 }
 
 impl Sizable for serde_json::Value {
+    fn is_castable(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            serde_json::Value::Null => true,
+            serde_json::Value::Bool(_) => false,
+            serde_json::Value::Number(_) => true,
+            serde_json::Value::String(_) => true,
+            serde_json::Value::Array(_) => true,
+            serde_json::Value::Object(_) => true,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn get_size<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<IceResult<'a>> {
         match self {
             serde_json::Value::Null => {
@@ -368,7 +379,7 @@ impl Castable for serde_json::Value {
             (serde_json::Value::Array(_), "number") => None,
             (serde_json::Value::Object(_), "number") => None,
 
-            (serde_json::Value::String(text), "string") => Some(IceResult::from_borrowed(self)),
+            (serde_json::Value::String(_), "string") => Some(IceResult::from_borrowed(self)),
             (serde_json::Value::Number(num), "string") => Some(IceResult::from_owned(
                 serde_json::Value::String(num.to_string()),
             )),
diff --git a/src/renderer/context_element.rs b/src/renderer/context_element.rs
index 01281d3..0e4779c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/context_element.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/context_element.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ pub trait Castable {
 }
 
 pub trait Sizable {
+    /// Special case: In DustJS the @size helper usually attempts to
+    /// cast to a number before calculating the size. The exception to
+    /// this is booleans. `Number(true) == 1` but `@size` on any
+    /// boolean is always 0. Make this function return false for any
+    /// type that casting to a number shouldn't be attempted.
+    ///
+    /// Note: Its fine for objects that cannot be cast to a number to
+    /// return true here. False is only needed for cases where casting
+    /// to a number would cause a deviation in the final value for
+    /// `@size`.
+    fn is_castable(&self) -> bool;
+
     fn get_size<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<IceResult<'a>>;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/parameters_context.rs b/src/renderer/parameters_context.rs
index 8c8255d..a03535c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/parameters_context.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/parameters_context.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@ impl Walkable for OwnedLiteral {
 }
 
 impl Sizable for OwnedLiteral {
+    fn is_castable(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            OwnedLiteral::LBoolean(_) => false,
+            OwnedLiteral::LFloat(_) => true,
+            OwnedLiteral::LPositiveInteger(_) => true,
+            OwnedLiteral::LNegativeInteger(_) => true,
+            OwnedLiteral::LString(_) => true,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn get_size<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<IceResult<'a>> {
         match self {
             OwnedLiteral::LBoolean(_) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/renderer.rs b/src/renderer/renderer.rs
index eef9a3f..023cd38 100644
--- a/src/renderer/renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/renderer.rs
@@ -730,7 +730,6 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
                     maybe_ice
                         .as_ref()
                         .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
-                    // .map(|ce| ce.get_size())
                 });
                 match value_ce {
                     // If "key" is not on the @size tag at all, render 0.
@@ -742,8 +741,8 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
                         // numbers, and if that succeeds it uses the
                         // number, otherwise we'll get the size of the
                         // original type.
-                        match ce.cast_to_type("number") {
-                            Some(ice) => {
+                        match (ce.cast_to_type("number"), ce.is_castable()) {
+                            (Some(ice), true) => {
                                 return ice
                                     .get_context_element_reference()
                                     .get_size()
@@ -752,7 +751,15 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
                                     })
                                     .unwrap_or(Ok("".to_owned()))
                             }
-                            None => {
+                            (Some(_), false) => {
+                                return ce
+                                    .get_size()
+                                    .map(|ce_size| {
+                                        ce_size.get_context_element_reference().render(&Vec::new())
+                                    })
+                                    .unwrap_or(Ok("".to_owned()))
+                            }
+                            (None, _) => {
                                 return ce
                                     .get_size()
                                     .map(|ce_size| {