diff --git a/render/hyperscript.js b/render/hyperscript.js
index ece288fc..24151431 100644
--- a/render/hyperscript.js
+++ b/render/hyperscript.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function hyperscript(selector) {
 		var cached = selectorCache[selector] || compileSelector(selector)
 	}
 
-	if (attrs == null) {
+	if (!attrs) {
 		attrs = {}
 	} else if (typeof attrs !== "object" || attrs.tag != null || Array.isArray(attrs)) {
 		attrs = {}
diff --git a/render/tests/test-hyperscript.js b/render/tests/test-hyperscript.js
index cf0b3155..2264fe18 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-hyperscript.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-hyperscript.js
@@ -273,11 +273,6 @@ o.spec("hyperscript", function() {
 			o(vnode.children[0]).equals(null)
 			o(vnode.children[1]).equals(undefined)
 		})
-		o("handles falsy number single child without attrs", function() {
-			var vnode = m("div", 0)
-
-			o(vnode.text).equals(0)
-		})
 	})
 	o.spec("permutations", function() {
 		o("handles null attr and children", function() {