diff --git a/bshell.core/cmdlets/foreach-object.c b/bshell.core/cmdlets/foreach-object.c
index e979eec..4801eb4 100644
--- a/bshell.core/cmdlets/foreach-object.c
+++ b/bshell.core/cmdlets/foreach-object.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <bshell/command/command.h>
 #include <bshell/runtime/pipeline.h>
 #include <bshell/runtime/runtime.h>
+#include <bshell/runtime/scope.h>
 #include <bshell/runtime/script-block.h>
 #include <bshell/status.h>
 #include <fx/reflection/function.h>
@@ -51,7 +52,9 @@ static enum bshell_status process_record(
 	}
 
 	bshell_runtime_push_scope(rt, p->f_block);
-	bshell_variable *item = bshell_runtime_define_var(rt, "_");
+	bshell_variable *item = bshell_runtime_scope_define_variable(
+		bshell_runtime_get_current_scope(rt),
+		"_");
 	bshell_variable_set_value(item, in);
 	fx_value out = bshell_runtime_eval(rt);
 	bshell_runtime_pop_scope(rt);