diff --git a/lua/neo-tree/sources/common/container.lua b/lua/neo-tree/sources/common/container.lua
index ac836702a..ce7520d5a 100644
--- a/lua/neo-tree/sources/common/container.lua
+++ b/lua/neo-tree/sources/common/container.lua
@@ -71,22 +71,23 @@ local render_content = function(config, node, state, context)
     local rendered_width = 0
 
     for _, item in ipairs(items) do
-      if item.enabled == false then
-        goto continue
-      end
-      local required_width = item.required_width or 0
-      if required_width > window_width then
-        goto continue
-      end
-      local rendered_item = renderer.render_component(item, node, state, context.available_width)
-      if rendered_item then
-        local align = item.align or "left"
-        should_pad[align] = add_padding(rendered_item, should_pad[align])
+      repeat -- doing this instead of goto continue for lua 5.1 compat
+        if item.enabled == false then
+          break
+        end
+        local required_width = item.required_width or 0
+        if required_width > window_width then
+          break
+        end
+        local rendered_item = renderer.render_component(item, node, state, context.available_width)
+        if rendered_item then
+          local align = item.align or "left"
+          should_pad[align] = add_padding(rendered_item, should_pad[align])
 
-        vim.list_extend(zindex_rendered[align], rendered_item)
-        rendered_width = rendered_width + calc_rendered_width(rendered_item)
-      end
-      ::continue::
+          vim.list_extend(zindex_rendered[align], rendered_item)
+          rendered_width = rendered_width + calc_rendered_width(rendered_item)
+        end
+      until true
     end
 
     max_width = math.max(max_width, rendered_width)
diff --git a/lua/neo-tree/ui/renderer.lua b/lua/neo-tree/ui/renderer.lua
index 717b2afc8..fc95ad310 100644
--- a/lua/neo-tree/ui/renderer.lua
+++ b/lua/neo-tree/ui/renderer.lua
@@ -426,31 +426,32 @@ local prepare_node = function(item, state)
   local should_pad = false
 
   for _, component in ipairs(renderer) do
-    if component.enabled == false then
-      goto continue
-    end
-    local component_data, component_wanted_width =
-      M.render_component(component, item, state, remaining_cols - (should_pad and 1 or 0))
-    local actual_width = 0
-    if component_data then
-      for _, data in ipairs(component_data) do
-        if data.text then
-          local padding = ""
-          if should_pad and #data.text and data.text:sub(1, 1) ~= " " and not data.no_padding then
-            padding = " "
-          end
-          data.text = padding .. data.text
-          should_pad = data.text:sub(#data.text) ~= " " and not data.no_next_padding
+    repeat
+      if component.enabled == false then
+        break
+      end
+      local component_data, component_wanted_width =
+        M.render_component(component, item, state, remaining_cols - (should_pad and 1 or 0))
+      local actual_width = 0
+      if component_data then
+        for _, data in ipairs(component_data) do
+          if data.text then
+            local padding = ""
+            if should_pad and #data.text and data.text:sub(1, 1) ~= " " and not data.no_padding then
+              padding = " "
+            end
+            data.text = padding .. data.text
+            should_pad = data.text:sub(#data.text) ~= " " and not data.no_next_padding
 
-          actual_width = actual_width + vim.api.nvim_strwidth(data.text)
-          line:append(data.text, data.highlight)
-          remaining_cols = remaining_cols - vim.fn.strchars(data.text)
+            actual_width = actual_width + vim.api.nvim_strwidth(data.text)
+            line:append(data.text, data.highlight)
+            remaining_cols = remaining_cols - vim.fn.strchars(data.text)
+          end
         end
       end
-    end
-    component_wanted_width = component_wanted_width or actual_width
-    wanted_width = wanted_width + component_wanted_width
-    ::continue::
+      component_wanted_width = component_wanted_width or actual_width
+      wanted_width = wanted_width + component_wanted_width
+    until true
   end
 
   line.wanted_width = wanted_width