diff --git a/src/Handlebars/Helpers.php b/src/Handlebars/Helpers.php
index d430038..56c5f06 100755
--- a/src/Handlebars/Helpers.php
+++ b/src/Handlebars/Helpers.php
@@ -583,19 +583,21 @@ private function extractSlice(string $string): array
      */
     private function parseArgs(Context $context, string $args): array
     {
-        $args = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', trim($args));
-        $eles = explode(' ', $args);
-        foreach ($eles as $key => $ele) {
-            if (in_array(substr($ele, 0, 1), ['\'', '"'])) {
-                $val = trim($ele, '\'"');
-            } else if (is_numeric($ele)) {
-                $val = $ele;
+        $args = preg_split('/\s+/', trim($args));
+
+        foreach ($args as $idx => $el) {
+            if (in_array(substr($el, 0, 1), ["'", '"'])) {
+                $val = trim($el, '\'"');
+            } elseif (is_numeric($el)) {
+                $val = $el;
             } else {
-                $val = $context->get($ele);
+                /** @var scalar|null $val */
+                $val = $context->get($el);
             }
-            $eles[$key] = $val;
+
+            $args[$idx] = $val;
         }
 
-        return $eles;
+        return $args;
     }
 }