From 68d697d1c52fb6d89cf8ab36629bc11cf3b0c194 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tobi Lutke <tobi@shopify.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:52:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Skip=20context.evaluate=20for=20String=20lookup?=
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---
 lib/liquid/variable_lookup.rb | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/liquid/variable_lookup.rb b/lib/liquid/variable_lookup.rb
index 2cda166b..f8a37c34 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/variable_lookup.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/variable_lookup.rb
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ module Liquid
       object = context.find_variable(name)
 
       @lookups.each_index do |i|
-        key = context.evaluate(@lookups[i])
+        lookup = @lookups[i]
+        key = lookup.instance_of?(String) ? lookup : context.evaluate(lookup)
 
         # Cast "key" to its liquid value to enable it to act as a primitive value
         # Fast path: strings and integers (most common key types) don't need conversion