diff --git a/ml.cpp b/ml.cpp
index edf3e3a..dcd82f7 100644
--- a/ml.cpp
+++ b/ml.cpp
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ void MlEnvironment::set(const std::string &name, MlValue value) {
 
 
 void MlEnvironment::setX(const std::string &name, MlValue value) {
-	MlEnvironment* e = this->parent_scope; // we start above this scope for set!	
+	MlEnvironment* e = this;
 	while (e != nullptr) {
 		std::map<std::string, MlValue>::const_iterator itr = e->defs.find(name);
 		if (itr != e->defs.end()) {