diff --git a/src/Engines/Liquid.js b/src/Engines/Liquid.js
index c45daf41f..876d5c1fb 100644
--- a/src/Engines/Liquid.js
+++ b/src/Engines/Liquid.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Liquid extends TemplateEngine {
     }
   }
 
-  static async parseArguments(lexer, str, scope, engine) {
+  static parseArguments(lexer, str) {
     let argArray = [];
 
     if (!lexer) {
@@ -101,9 +101,8 @@ class Liquid extends TemplateEngine {
     }
 
     if (typeof str === "string") {
-      // TODO key=value key2=value
-      // TODO JSON?
       lexer.reset(str);
+
       let arg = lexer.next();
       while (arg) {
         /*{
@@ -119,13 +118,14 @@ class Liquid extends TemplateEngine {
           // Push the promise into an array instead of awaiting it here.
           // This forces the promises to run in order with the correct scope value for each arg.
           // Otherwise they run out of order and can lead to undefined values for arguments in layout template shortcodes.
-          argArray.push(engine.evalValue(arg.value, scope));
+          // console.log( arg.value, scope, engine );
+          argArray.push(arg.value);
         }
         arg = lexer.next();
       }
     }
 
-    return await Promise.all(argArray);
+    return argArray;
   }
 
   static _normalizeShortcodeScope(ctx) {
@@ -139,26 +139,26 @@ class Liquid extends TemplateEngine {
 
   addShortcode(shortcodeName, shortcodeFn) {
     let _t = this;
-    this.addTag(shortcodeName, function () {
+    this.addTag(shortcodeName, function (liquidEngine) {
       return {
-        parse: function (tagToken) {
+        parse(tagToken) {
           this.name = tagToken.name;
           this.args = tagToken.args;
         },
-        render: async function (scope) {
-          let argArray = await Liquid.parseArguments(
-            _t.argLexer,
-            this.args,
-            scope,
-            this.liquid
-          );
-
-          return Promise.resolve(
-            shortcodeFn.call(
-              Liquid._normalizeShortcodeScope(scope),
-              ...argArray
-            )
+        render: function* (ctx) {
+          let rawArgs = Liquid.parseArguments(_t.argLexer, this.args);
+          let argArray = [];
+          for (let arg of rawArgs) {
+            let b = yield liquidEngine.evalValue(arg, ctx);
+            argArray.push(b);
+          }
+
+          let ret = shortcodeFn.call(
+            Liquid._normalizeShortcodeScope(ctx),
+            ...argArray
           );
+          yield ret;
+          return ret;
         },
       };
     });
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class Liquid extends TemplateEngine {
     let _t = this;
     this.addTag(shortcodeName, function (liquidEngine) {
       return {
-        parse: function (tagToken, remainTokens) {
+        parse(tagToken, remainTokens) {
           this.name = tagToken.name;
           this.args = tagToken.args;
           this.templates = [];
@@ -184,21 +184,25 @@ class Liquid extends TemplateEngine {
           stream.start();
         },
         render: function* (ctx) {
-          let argArray = yield Liquid.parseArguments(
-            _t.argLexer,
-            this.args,
-            ctx,
-            this.liquid
-          );
-          const html = yield this.liquid.renderer.renderTemplates(
+          let rawArgs = Liquid.parseArguments(_t.argLexer, this.args);
+          let argArray = [];
+          for (let arg of rawArgs) {
+            let b = yield liquidEngine.evalValue(arg, ctx);
+            argArray.push(b);
+          }
+
+          const html = yield liquidEngine.renderer.renderTemplates(
             this.templates,
             ctx
           );
-          return shortcodeFn.call(
+
+          let ret = shortcodeFn.call(
             Liquid._normalizeShortcodeScope(ctx),
             html,
             ...argArray
           );
+          yield ret;
+          return ret;
         },
       };
     });
diff --git a/src/Plugins/RenderPlugin.js b/src/Plugins/RenderPlugin.js
index f9458efa5..0e052ab51 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/RenderPlugin.js
+++ b/src/Plugins/RenderPlugin.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function EleventyPlugin(eleventyConfig, options = {}) {
 
         stream.start();
       },
-      render: async function (ctx) {
+      render: function* (ctx) {
         let normalizedContext = {};
         if (ctx) {
           if (opts.accessGlobalData) {
@@ -163,21 +163,24 @@ function EleventyPlugin(eleventyConfig, options = {}) {
           normalizedContext.eleventy = ctx.get(["eleventy"]);
         }
 
-        let argArray = await Liquid.parseArguments(
-          null,
-          this.args,
-          ctx,
-          this.liquid
-        );
+        let rawArgs = Liquid.parseArguments(null, this.args);
+        let argArray = [];
+        for (let arg of rawArgs) {
+          let b = yield liquidEngine.evalValue(arg, ctx);
+          argArray.push(b);
+        }
 
+        // plaintext paired shortcode content
         let body = this.tokens.map((token) => token.getText()).join("");
 
-        return _renderStringShortcodeFn.call(
+        let ret = _renderStringShortcodeFn.call(
           normalizedContext,
           body,
           // templateLang, data
           ...argArray
         );
+        yield ret;
+        return ret;
       },
     };
   }