diff --git a/src/Evaluator/EvaluationScope/EvaluationScope.cpp b/src/Evaluator/EvaluationScope/EvaluationScope.cpp
index c1eeffa..a59cb72 100644
--- a/src/Evaluator/EvaluationScope/EvaluationScope.cpp
+++ b/src/Evaluator/EvaluationScope/EvaluationScope.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 EvaluationScope::EvaluationScope(unordered_map<int, shared_ptr<EvalValue>> *scriptVariables, int deepestScope) {
     _scriptScope = scriptVariables;
-    _localScope = vector<unordered_map<int, shared_ptr<EvalValue>>>(deepestScope);
+    _localScope = vector<shared_ptr<unordered_map<int, shared_ptr<EvalValue>>>>(deepestScope);
+    for (int i = 0; i < deepestScope; i++){
+        _localScope[i] = make_shared<unordered_map<int, shared_ptr<EvalValue>>>();
+    }
     _currentScope = -1;
 }
 
@@ -12,7 +15,10 @@ void EvaluationScope::CreateVariable(int scope, int id, const shared_ptr<EvalVal
     if (scope == 0){
         _scriptScope->at(id) = value;
     } else{
-        _localScope[scope - 1][id] = value;
+        auto insert = _localScope[scope - 1]->insert({id, value});
+        if (!insert.second){
+            _localScope[scope - 1]->at(id) = value;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -20,7 +26,7 @@ void EvaluationScope::SetVariable(int scope, int id, const shared_ptr<EvalValue>
     if (scope == 0){
         _scriptScope->at(id) = value;
     } else{
-        _localScope[scope - 1][id] = value;
+        _localScope[scope - 1]->at(id) = value;
     }
 }
 
@@ -28,11 +34,15 @@ shared_ptr<EvalValue> EvaluationScope::GetVariable(int scope, int id) {
     if (scope == 0){
         return _scriptScope->at(id);
     }
-    return _localScope[scope - 1][id];
+    return _localScope[scope - 1]->at(id);
 }
 
-void EvaluationScope::JumpToScope(int index){
-    _currentScope = index;
+EvaluationScope* EvaluationScope::CreateBranchingScope(int index){
+    auto scope = new EvaluationScope(this -> _scriptScope, this -> _localScope.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < index; i++){
+        scope->_localScope[i] = this->_localScope[i];
+    }
+    return scope;
 }
 
 void EvaluationScope::OuterScope() {
@@ -41,7 +51,7 @@ void EvaluationScope::OuterScope() {
 
 void EvaluationScope::InnerScope() {
     auto scope = this->_localScope[_currentScope];
-    scope.clear();
+    scope->clear();
     _currentScope--;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/Evaluator/EvaluationScope/EvaluationScope.hpp b/src/Evaluator/EvaluationScope/EvaluationScope.hpp
index 15bf66f..584e0c8 100644
--- a/src/Evaluator/EvaluationScope/EvaluationScope.hpp
+++ b/src/Evaluator/EvaluationScope/EvaluationScope.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 class EvaluationScope {
     unordered_map<int, shared_ptr<EvalValue>>* _scriptScope;
-    vector<unordered_map<int, shared_ptr<EvalValue>>> _localScope;
+    vector<shared_ptr<unordered_map<int, shared_ptr<EvalValue>>>> _localScope;
     int _currentScope;
 public:
     explicit EvaluationScope(unordered_map<int, shared_ptr<EvalValue>>* scriptVariables, int deepestScope);
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ public:
     void InnerScope();
     shared_ptr<EvalValue> GetVariable(int scope, int id);
 
-    void JumpToScope(int index);
+    EvaluationScope* CreateBranchingScope(int index);
 
     int GetCurrentScope(){
         return _currentScope;
     }
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/Evaluator/Evaluator.cpp b/src/Evaluator/Evaluator.cpp
index e8fce5d..ba8016a 100644
--- a/src/Evaluator/Evaluator.cpp
+++ b/src/Evaluator/Evaluator.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ shared_ptr<EvalValue> Evaluator::EvaluateExpression(BoundExpression *expression)
 }
 
 shared_ptr<EvalValue> Evaluator::GetVariable(BoundVariableExpression* expression){
-    return this->_evaluationScope->GetVariable(expression->GetScope(), expression->GetId())->Clone();
+    auto variable = this->_evaluationScope->GetVariable(expression->GetScope(), expression->GetId());
+    return variable->Clone();
 }
 
 shared_ptr<NumericEvalValue> Evaluator::EvaluateIntegerExpression(BoundExpression *expression) {
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ shared_ptr<EvalValue> Evaluator::EvaluateNilExpression(BoundExpression * express
 shared_ptr<EvalValue> Evaluator::EvaluateFunctionCallExpression(BoundExpression* expression){
     auto functionCall = (BoundFunctionCallExpression*)expression;
     auto function = dynamic_pointer_cast<ScriptFunctionEvalValue>(this->EvaluateExpression(functionCall->GetFunctionExpression()));
+
     auto boundParameters = functionCall->GetParameters();
     auto parameters = vector<shared_ptr<EvalValue>>(boundParameters.size());
     for (int i = 0; i < boundParameters.size(); i++){
@@ -189,8 +191,9 @@ shared_ptr<EvalValue> Evaluator::EvaluateFunctionCallExpression(BoundExpression*
     auto parameterTypes = type->GetParameterTypes();
     auto parameterKeys = type->GetParameterKeys();
     auto scope = type -> GetScopeIndex();
-    auto originalScope = this->_evaluationScope->GetCurrentScope();
-    this->_evaluationScope->JumpToScope(scope);
+    auto originalScope = this->_evaluationScope;
+    auto functionScope = this->_evaluationScope->CreateBranchingScope(scope);
+    this->_evaluationScope = functionScope;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < parameterTypes.size() && i < parameterKeys.size() && i < parameters.size(); i++){
         auto parameter = parameters[i];
@@ -201,8 +204,9 @@ shared_ptr<EvalValue> Evaluator::EvaluateFunctionCallExpression(BoundExpression*
         auto key = parameterKeys.at(i);
         this->_evaluationScope->CreateVariable(key->GetScopeId(), key->GetIdentifier(), parameter->Clone());
     }
+    this->_evaluationScope->OuterScope();
     this->EvaluateBlockStatement(function->GetInnerBlock().get());
-    this->_evaluationScope->JumpToScope(originalScope);
+    this->_evaluationScope = originalScope;
     this->_hasReturned = false;
     auto r = this -> _returnValue;
     this -> _returnValue = nullptr;
diff --git a/tests/integration/Functions.cpp b/tests/integration/Functions.cpp
index d6296a3..ee9fd0f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Functions.cpp
+++ b/tests/integration/Functions.cpp
@@ -104,4 +104,33 @@ TEST_CASE( "Functions can call themselves", "[integration]" ) {
     delete script;
 }
 
+TEST_CASE( "Functions respect scope", "[integration]" ) {
+    Script* script = Script::Create(
+R"(
+function test()
+    function foo()
+       local a = 10
+    end
+    if true then
+       if true then
+           local a = 50
+           foo()
+           result = a
+       end
+    end
+end
+test()
+)"
+    );
+    REQUIRE(!script->Diagnostics -> HasErrors());
+    script->Evaluate();
+
+    auto variable = script->GetVariable("result");
+    REQUIRE(variable->GetType()->GetClass() == TypeClass::Number);
+    REQUIRE(variable->EvaluateInteger() == 50);
+
+    delete script;
+}
+
+
 #endif