diff --git a/Tag.cpp b/Tag.cpp
index 930f244..ecfe55d 100644
--- a/Tag.cpp
+++ b/Tag.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace jet {
 	    if(resolveContainerParent)
 	      out.write(global.getVariable(in, parent->variables));
 	    else
-	      out.write(global.getVariable(in, variables));
+	      out.write(global.getVariable(in, local->variables));
 	 } else {
 	    out.write(in.nextChar());
 	 }	 
diff --git a/tests/dump.txt b/tests/dump.txt
index 862f520..c757db5 100644
--- a/tests/dump.txt
+++ b/tests/dump.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ noeval=[this is the value store in #[name1].]
 nonexistant=[]
 numbers=[0123456789]
 subtraction=[2]
-testinclude=[xThis is a container set with ''x]
+testinclude=[]
 theexpr=[bcd]
-thename=[this is the value store in .]
+thename=[this is the value store in localname.]
 tohex=[tohex]
 varname1=[vardata]
 x=[]
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ x=[]
 file=[./testinclude.jet]
 localvar=[This is a container set with '']
 name1=[]
+testinclude=[xThis is a container set with ''x]
diff --git a/tests/testinclude.jet b/tests/testinclude.jet
index 3870cac..2ac52ce 100644
--- a/tests/testinclude.jet
+++ b/tests/testinclude.jet
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 This is from an include tag.
 localname='#[name1]'
 <set name="include" value="yes" />
-<set name="testinclude" value="x#[localvar]x" />
+<set name="testinclude" value="x#[localvar]x" scope="local" />
 test='$[testinclude]'
 <dump file="./dump.txt" />
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