diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 11eac1e5..1b821031 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -173,13 +173,14 @@ function parse (args, opts) {
       key = arg.match(/^--?(.+)/)[1]
 
       // nargs format = '--foo a b c'
-      if (checkAllAliases(key, flags.nargs)) {
+      // should be truthy even if: flags.nargs[key] === 0
+      if (checkAllAliases(key, flags.nargs) !== false) {
         i = eatNargs(i, key, args)
       // array format = '--foo a b c'
       } else if (checkAllAliases(key, flags.arrays) && args.length > i + 1) {
         i = eatArray(i, key, args)
       } else {
-        next = flags.nargs[key] === 0 ? undefined : args[i + 1]
+        next = args[i + 1]
 
         if (next !== undefined && (!next.match(/^-/) ||
           next.match(negative)) &&
@@ -266,7 +267,8 @@ function parse (args, opts) {
 
       if (!broken && key !== '-') {
         // nargs format = '-f a b c'
-        if (checkAllAliases(key, flags.nargs)) {
+        // should be truthy even if: flags.nargs[key] === 0
+        if (checkAllAliases(key, flags.nargs) !== false) {
           i = eatNargs(i, key, args)
         // array format = '-f a b c'
         } else if (checkAllAliases(key, flags.arrays) && args.length > i + 1) {
@@ -347,6 +349,11 @@ function parse (args, opts) {
     var ii
     const toEat = checkAllAliases(key, flags.nargs)
 
+    if (toEat === 0) {
+      setArg(key, defaultValue(key))
+      return i
+    }
+
     // nargs will not consume flag arguments, e.g., -abc, --foo,
     // and terminates when one is observed.
     var available = 0
@@ -747,7 +754,7 @@ function parse (args, opts) {
     var toCheck = [].concat(flags.aliases[key] || [], key)
 
     toCheck.forEach(function (key) {
-      if (flag[key]) isSet = flag[key]
+      if (flag.hasOwnProperty(key)) isSet = flag[key]
     })
 
     return isSet
diff --git a/test/yargs-parser.js b/test/yargs-parser.js
index 773cfe32..d5532ace 100644
--- a/test/yargs-parser.js
+++ b/test/yargs-parser.js
@@ -194,15 +194,17 @@ describe('yargs-parser', function () {
     parse.should.have.property('_').and.deep.equal(['aaatrueaaa', 'moo', 'aaafalseaaa'])
   })
 
-  it('should not use next value for boolean configured with zero narg', function () {
-    var parse = parser(['--all', 'false'], {
-      boolean: ['all'],
-      narg: {
-        all: 0
-      }
-    })
-    parse.should.have.property('all', true).and.be.a('boolean')
-    parse.should.have.property('_').and.deep.equal(['false'])
+  it('should not use next value for boolean/number/string configured with zero narg', function () {
+    var parse = parser(['--bool', 'false', '--nr', '7', '--str', 'foo'], {
+      boolean: ['bool'],
+      number: ['nr'],
+      string: ['str'],
+      narg: { bool: 0, nr: 0, str: 0 }
+    })
+    parse.should.have.property('bool', true).and.be.a('boolean')
+    parse.should.have.property('nr', undefined).and.be.a('undefined')
+    parse.should.have.property('str', '').and.be.a('string')
+    parse.should.have.property('_').and.deep.equal(['false', 7, 'foo'])
   })
 
   it('should allow defining options as boolean in groups', function () {