diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e0d6a05..2e08c4a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ _None_
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-_None_
+- Fix for crashing range indexes when variable length is 1.  
+  [Łukasz Kuczborski](https://github.com/lkuczborski)
+  [#306](https://github.com/stencilproject/Stencil/pull/306)
 
 ### Internal Changes
 
diff --git a/Sources/Variable.swift b/Sources/Variable.swift
index 2da56d9..122fa4a 100644
--- a/Sources/Variable.swift
+++ b/Sources/Variable.swift
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public struct Variable: Equatable, Resolvable {
 
   /// Resolve the variable in the given context
   public func resolve(_ context: Context) throws -> Any? {
-    if (variable.hasPrefix("'") && variable.hasSuffix("'")) || (variable.hasPrefix("\"") && variable.hasSuffix("\"")) {
+    if variable.count > 1 && ((variable.hasPrefix("'") && variable.hasSuffix("'")) || (variable.hasPrefix("\"") && variable.hasSuffix("\""))) {
       // String literal
       return String(variable[variable.index(after: variable.startIndex) ..< variable.index(before: variable.endIndex)])
     }
diff --git a/Tests/StencilTests/VariableSpec.swift b/Tests/StencilTests/VariableSpec.swift
index 6445deb..e25da2e 100644
--- a/Tests/StencilTests/VariableSpec.swift
+++ b/Tests/StencilTests/VariableSpec.swift
@@ -63,13 +63,25 @@ final class VariableTests: XCTestCase {
       let result = try variable.resolve(self.context) as? String
       try expect(result) == "name"
     }
+    
+    it("can resolve a string literal with one double quote") {
+      let variable = Variable("\"")
+      let result = try variable.resolve(self.context) as? String
+      try expect(result).to.beNil()
+    }
 
     it("can resolve a string literal with single quotes") {
       let variable = Variable("'name'")
       let result = try variable.resolve(self.context) as? String
       try expect(result) == "name"
     }
-
+    
+    it("can resolve a string literal with one single quote") {
+      let variable = Variable("'")
+      let result = try variable.resolve(self.context) as? String
+      try expect(result).to.beNil()
+    }
+    
     it("can resolve an integer literal") {
       let variable = Variable("5")
       let result = try variable.resolve(self.context) as? Int