diff --git a/mustache.go b/mustache.go
index d304fdb..2815ca1 100644
--- a/mustache.go
+++ b/mustache.go
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ func renderSection(section *sectionElement, contextChain []interface{}, buf io.W
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	var context = contextChain[len(contextChain)-1].(reflect.Value)
+	var context = contextChain[0].(reflect.Value)
 	var contexts = []interface{}{}
 	// if the value is nil, check if it's an inverted section
 	isEmpty := isEmpty(value)
diff --git a/mustache_test.go b/mustache_test.go
index 836dbe4..09f9f97 100644
--- a/mustache_test.go
+++ b/mustache_test.go
@@ -179,6 +179,24 @@ var tests = []Test{
 		"categories": {&Category{"a", "b"}},
 	}, "a - b", nil},
 
+	{`{{#section}}{{#bool}}{{x}}{{/bool}}{{/section}}`,
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"x": "broken",
+			"section": []map[string]interface{}{
+				{"x": "working", "bool": true},
+				{"x": "nope", "bool": false},
+			},
+		}, "working", nil},
+
+	{`{{#section}}{{^bool}}{{x}}{{/bool}}{{/section}}`,
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"x": "broken",
+			"section": []map[string]interface{}{
+				{"x": "working", "bool": false},
+				{"x": "nope", "bool": true},
+			},
+		}, "working", nil},
+
 	//dotted names(dot notation)
 	{`"{{person.name}}" == "{{#person}}{{name}}{{/person}}"`, map[string]interface{}{"person": map[string]string{"name": "Joe"}}, `"Joe" == "Joe"`, nil},
 	{`"{{{person.name}}}" == "{{#person}}{{{name}}}{{/person}}"`, map[string]interface{}{"person": map[string]string{"name": "Joe"}}, `"Joe" == "Joe"`, nil},