diff --git a/src/reactTemplates.js b/src/reactTemplates.js
index e0ed627..b877066 100644
--- a/src/reactTemplates.js
+++ b/src/reactTemplates.js
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ function convertText(txt) {
         if (curlyCounter !== 0) {
             throw 'Failed to parse text';
         } else {
-            res += (first ? '' : '+') + txt.substr(start + 1, end - start - 2);
+            var needsParens = start !== 0 || end !== txt.length -1;
+            res += (first ? '' : '+') + (needsParens?'(':'')+txt.substr(start + 1, end - start - 2)+(needsParens?')':'');
             first = false;
             txt = txt.substr(end);
         }
diff --git a/test/data/eval.rt b/test/data/eval.rt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f68497b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/eval.rt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<!doctype rt>
+<div>
+    Strings and execution mixing is:{2>1?'correct':'incorrect'}
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/eval.rt.html b/test/data/eval.rt.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..396c3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/eval.rt.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div>Strings and execution mixing is:correct</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/repeat.rt.js b/test/data/repeat.rt.js
index e6bbb90..3ed0b71 100644
--- a/test/data/repeat.rt.js
+++ b/test/data/repeat.rt.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/*eslint new-cap:0,no-unused-vars:0*/
 define([
     'react',
     'lodash'
diff --git a/test/data/test.rt.js b/test/data/test.rt.js
index 226cd77..cd7a26e 100644
--- a/test/data/test.rt.js
+++ b/test/data/test.rt.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/*eslint new-cap:0,no-unused-vars:0*/
 define([
     'react',
     'lodash'
diff --git a/test/src/test.js b/test/src/test.js
index 0a97d31..2db5f6a 100644
--- a/test/src/test.js
+++ b/test/src/test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function normalizeHtml(html) {
 }
 
 test('html tests', function (t) {
-    var files = ['scope.rt', 'lambda.rt'];
+    var files = ['scope.rt', 'lambda.rt','eval.rt'];
     t.plan(files.length);
 
     files.forEach(check);