diff --git a/src/renderer.zig b/src/renderer.zig
index a8a0885..fdfdb09 100644
--- a/src/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer.zig
@@ -195,15 +195,15 @@ pub const Renderer = struct {
             .tag => {
                 switch (node.tag.?.kind) {
                     .if_block => {
-                        const condition = try self.evaluateCondition(alloc, node.tag.?.body.@"if".condition);
+                        const condition = try self.evaluateCondition(alloc, node.tag.?.body.@"if".condition, context);
 
                         if (condition) {
                             for (node.tag.?.body.@"if".true_body) |child| {
-                                try self.renderNode(alloc, nodes, child, writer, null, null);
+                                try self.renderNode(alloc, nodes, child, writer, context, null);
                             }
                         } else {
                             for (node.tag.?.body.@"if".false_body) |child| {
-                                try self.renderNode(alloc, nodes, child, writer, null, null);
+                                try self.renderNode(alloc, nodes, child, writer, context, null);
                             }
                         }
                     },
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ pub const Renderer = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    fn evaluateCondition(self: *const Renderer, allocator: Allocator, expr: []const u8) RenderError!bool {
+    fn evaluateCondition(self: *const Renderer, allocator: Allocator, expr: []const u8, context: ?*Context) RenderError!bool {
         const trimmed = std.mem.trim(u8, expr, " \t\r\n");
         if (trimmed.len == 0) return false;
 
@@ -513,7 +513,12 @@ pub const Renderer = struct {
             const op = tokens.items[1];
             const right_str = tokens.items[2];
 
-            const left_value = self.context.get(left) orelse Value.null;
+            var left_value: Value = Value.null;
+            if (context) |ctx| {
+                left_value = ctx.get(left) orelse Value.null;
+            }
+            if (left_value == Value.null) left_value = self.context.get(left) orelse Value.null;
+
             const right_value = parseLiteral(right_str);
 
             if (std.mem.eql(u8, op, ">")) return compare(left_value, right_value, .gt);