diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 63828d0..2722d2c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@ukhomeoffice/asl-components",
-  "version": "13.4.0",
+  "version": "13.5.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@ukhomeoffice/asl-components",
-      "version": "13.4.0",
+      "version": "13.5.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ukhomeoffice/asl-constants": "^2.1.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4523e2c..72608cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ukhomeoffice/asl-components",
-  "version": "13.5.0",
+  "version": "13.5.1",
   "description": "React components for ASL layouts and elements",
   "main": "src/index.jsx",
   "styles": "styles/index.scss",
diff --git a/src/snippet/index.jsx b/src/snippet/index.jsx
index 1aa8c9c..1bfb4cb 100644
--- a/src/snippet/index.jsx
+++ b/src/snippet/index.jsx
@@ -4,12 +4,24 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import Markdown from '../markdown';
 import { render } from 'mustache';
 
+function getKeysToTry(primary, fallback) {
+    if (Array.isArray(fallback)) {
+        return [primary, ...fallback];
+    }
+
+    if(['string', 'number'].includes(typeof fallback)) {
+        return [primary, fallback];
+    }
+
+    return [primary];
+}
+
 function getTemplate(content, primary, fallback) {
-    const keysToTry = [primary, ...(Array.isArray(fallback) ? fallback : [fallback])];
+    const keysToTry = getKeysToTry(primary, fallback);
 
     for (let key of keysToTry) {
         const template = get(content, key);
-        if (template != undefined) {
+        if (typeof template === 'string') {
             return template;
         }
     }
@@ -19,16 +31,15 @@ function getTemplate(content, primary, fallback) {
 
 export const Snippet = ({ content, children, optional, fallback, ...props }) => {
     const str = getTemplate(content, children, fallback);
+
     if (str === undefined && optional) {
         return null;
-
     }
+
     if (str === undefined) {
-        throw new Error(`Failed to lookup content snippet: ${children}`);
-    }
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') {
-        throw new Error(`Invalid content snippet for key ${children}: ${JSON.stringify(str)}`);
+        throw new Error(`Failed to lookup content snippet. Tried keys: ${JSON.stringify(getKeysToTry(children, fallback))}`);
     }
+
     const source = render(str, props);
 
     return (
diff --git a/src/snippet/index.spec.jsx b/src/snippet/index.spec.jsx
index 04d2ff1..62e30a7 100644
--- a/src/snippet/index.spec.jsx
+++ b/src/snippet/index.spec.jsx
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ describe('<Snippet />', () => {
 * three`,
     paragraphs: `one
 
-two`
+two`,
+    nested: {
+      string: 'nested string',
+      template: 'Hello {{ name }}'
+    }
   };
 
   test('does not include a wrapping element on single line input', () => {
@@ -42,6 +46,11 @@ two`
     expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual(paragraphs);
   });
 
+  test('will inject props as template variables', () => {
+    const wrapper = render(<div><Snippet content={content} name={"world"}>nested.template</Snippet></div>);
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual('<span>Hello world</span>');
+  })
+
   test('can accept single fallback', () => {
     const wrapper = render(<div><Snippet content={content} fallback={'paragraphs'}>non.existent</Snippet></div>);
     expect(wrapper.find('p').length).toEqual(2);
@@ -54,4 +63,24 @@ two`
     expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual(paragraphs);
   });
 
+  test('will error if no fallback matches content', () => {
+    expect(() => render(<div><Snippet content={content} fallback={['non.existent.2', 'missing']}>non.existent</Snippet></div>))
+        .toThrow('Failed to lookup content snippet. Tried keys: ["non.existent","non.existent.2","missing"]');
+  });
+
+  test('will return null if no content matches and the snippet is optional', () => {
+    const wrapper = render(<div><Snippet content={content} fallback={['non.existent.2', 'missing']} optional>non.existent</Snippet></div>);
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual('');
+  });
+
+  test('errors if content at the specified key is not a string', () => {
+    expect(() => render(<div><Snippet content={content}>nested</Snippet></div>))
+        .toThrow('Failed to lookup content snippet. Tried keys: ["nested"]');
+  });
+
+  test('renders a fallback if content at the specified key is not a string', () => {
+    const wrapper = render(<div><Snippet content={content} fallback={'nested.string'}>nested</Snippet></div>);
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual('<span>nested string</span>');
+  });
+
 });