diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 390eb471..18e21076 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ===== 3.1.31-dev ===== (xx.xx.xx)
+ 07.09.2016
+  - bugfix using nocache like attribute with value true like {plugin nocache=true} did not work https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/285
+
  01.09.2016
   - performance require_once should be called only once for shared plugins https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/280
   
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index ad1eb955..5a2e4e09 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase
     /**
      * smarty version
      */
-    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.31-dev/8';
+    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.31-dev/9';
 
     /**
      * define variable scopes
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatecompilerbase.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatecompilerbase.php
index 053c853b..7210374e 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatecompilerbase.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatecompilerbase.php
@@ -513,12 +513,12 @@ abstract class Smarty_Internal_TemplateCompilerBase
         // check nocache option flag
         foreach ($args as $arg) {
             if (!is_array($arg)) {
-                if ($arg == "'nocache'") {
+                if ($arg === "'nocache'" || $arg === 'nocache') {
                     $this->tag_nocache = true;
                 }
             } else {
                 foreach ($arg as $k => $v) {
-                    if ($k == "'nocache'" && (trim($v, "'\" ") == 'true')) {
+                    if (($k === "'nocache'" || $k === 'nocache') && (trim($v, "'\" ") == 'true')) {
                         $this->tag_nocache = true;
                     }
                 }