diff --git a/lume.lua b/lume.lua
index ca845b6..1c1b742 100644
--- a/lume.lua
+++ b/lume.lua
@@ -724,7 +724,9 @@ end
 local ripairs_iter = function(t, i)
   i = i - 1
   local v = t[i]
-  if v then return i, v end
+  if v ~= nil then 
+    return i, v
+  end
 end
 
 function lume.ripairs(t)
diff --git a/test/test.lua b/test/test.lua
index e81d2c5..25ce17e 100644
--- a/test/test.lua
+++ b/test/test.lua
@@ -581,12 +581,12 @@ end
 
 -- lume.ripairs
 tests["lume.ripairs"] = function()
-  local t = { "a", "b", "c" }
+  local t = { "a", "b", false, "c" }
   local r = {}
   for i, v in lume.ripairs(t) do
     table.insert(r, { i, v })
   end
-  testeq( r, { { 3, "c" }, { 2, "b" }, { 1, "a" } })
+  testeq( r, { { 4, "c" }, { 3, false }, { 2, "b" }, { 1, "a" } })
   tester.test.error(lume.ripairs, nil)
 end