1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Text/Xslate/Syntax/Handlebars.pm b/lib/Text/Xslate/Syntax/Handlebars.pm
index ee4639c..c08cee9 100644
--- a/lib/Text/Xslate/Syntax/Handlebars.pm
+++ b/lib/Text/Xslate/Syntax/Handlebars.pm
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ sub split_tags {
                 $input =~ s/\A\Q$close_tag//
                     or die "Oops!";
 
+                # XXX this is ugly, but i don't know how to get the parsing
+                # right otherwise if we also need to support ^foo
+                $code = 'else' if $code eq '^';
+
                 my @extra;
 
                 my $autochomp = $code =~ m{^[!#^/=>]} || $code eq 'else';