diff --git a/lib/liquid/block_body.rb b/lib/liquid/block_body.rb
index f452bc77..54050a01 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/block_body.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/block_body.rb
@@ -309,10 +309,7 @@ module Liquid
           output << node
         else
           render_node(context, output, node)
-          # If we get an Interrupt that means the block must stop processing. An
-          # Interrupt is any command that stops block execution such as {% break %}
-          # or {% continue %}. These tags may also occur through Block or Include tags.
-          break if context.interrupt? # might have happened in a for-block
+          break if context.interrupt?
         end
         idx += 1
 
diff --git a/lib/liquid/variable.rb b/lib/liquid/variable.rb
index 9c1ec6e3..5c3875c3 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/variable.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/variable.rb
@@ -254,8 +254,12 @@ module Liquid
       obj = context.evaluate(@name)
 
       @filters.each do |filter_name, filter_args, filter_kwargs|
-        filter_args = evaluate_filter_expressions(context, filter_args, filter_kwargs)
-        obj = context.invoke(filter_name, obj, *filter_args)
+        if filter_args.empty? && !filter_kwargs
+          obj = context.invoke(filter_name, obj)
+        else
+          filter_args = evaluate_filter_expressions(context, filter_args, filter_kwargs)
+          obj = context.invoke(filter_name, obj, *filter_args)
+        end
       end
 
       context.apply_global_filter(obj)