diff --git a/boxedcpp/boxedcpp.hpp b/boxedcpp/boxedcpp.hpp
index 53a18c7..bcf7066 100644
--- a/boxedcpp/boxedcpp.hpp
+++ b/boxedcpp/boxedcpp.hpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class BoxedCPP_System
 
     void pop_scope()
     {
-      if (m_scopes.size() == 1)
+      if (m_scopes.size() > 1)
       {
         m_scopes.pop_back();
       } else {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class BoxedCPP_System
         if (itr != m_scopes[i].end())
         {
           return itr->second;
-        }      
+        }
       }
 
       throw std::range_error("Object not known: " + name);
diff --git a/wesley/main.cpp b/wesley/main.cpp
index 1c062b0..57baa43 100644
--- a/wesley/main.cpp
+++ b/wesley/main.cpp
@@ -293,9 +293,11 @@ Boxed_Value eval_token(BoxedCPP_System &ss, TokenPtr node) {
         }
         break;
         case (TokenType::Scoped_Block) : {
+            ss.new_scope();
             for (i = 0; i < node->children.size(); ++i) {
                 retval = eval_token(ss, node->children[i]);
             }
+            ss.pop_scope();
         }
         break;
         case (TokenType::Statement) :
@@ -360,7 +362,7 @@ Rule build_parser_rules() {
     negate = Ign(Str("-")) >> boolean;
     return_statement = Ign(Str("return")) >> boolean;
 
-    value = (Ign(Id(TokenType::Parens_Open)) >> boolean >> Ign(Id(TokenType::Parens_Close))) | return_statement |
+    value = block | (Ign(Id(TokenType::Parens_Open)) >> boolean >> Ign(Id(TokenType::Parens_Close))) | return_statement |
         funcall | Id(TokenType::Identifier) | Id(TokenType::Number) | Id(TokenType::Quoted_String) | Id(TokenType::Single_Quoted_String) ;
 
     return rule;