diff --git a/ueforth/common/locals.fs b/ueforth/common/locals.fs
index 5a12d9f..ad96c1c 100644
--- a/ueforth/common/locals.fs
+++ b/ueforth/common/locals.fs
@@ -31,36 +31,37 @@ variable locals-here  locals-area locals-here !
 variable scope-depth
 variable local-op   ' local@ local-op !
 : scope-clear
+   scope-depth @ negate nest-depth +!
    scope-depth @ for aft postpone rdrop then next
    0 scope-depth !   0 scope !   locals-area locals-here ! ;
-: do-local ( n -- ) nest-depth @ + 1+ cells negate aliteral
+: do-local ( n -- ) nest-depth @ + cells negate aliteral
                     local-op @ ,  ['] local@ local-op ! ;
 : scope-create ( a n -- )
    dup >r $place align r> , ( name )
    scope @ , 1 , ( IMMEDIATE ) here scope ! ( link, flags )
    ['] scope-clear @ ( docol) ,
-   scope-depth @ aliteral postpone do-local ['] exit ,
-   1 scope-depth +!
+   nest-depth @ negate aliteral postpone do-local ['] exit ,
+   1 scope-depth +!  1 nest-depth +!
 ;
 
 : ?room   locals-here @ locals-area - locals-capacity locals-gap - >
           if scope-clear -1 throw then ;
 
-( NOTE: This is not ANSForth compatible )
-: (local) ( a n -- ) ?room <>locals scope-create <>locals postpone >r ;
 : }? ( a n -- ) 1 <> if drop 0 exit then c@ [char] } = ;
 : --? ( a n -- ) s" --" str= ;
-
 : (to) ( xt -- ) ['] local! local-op ! execute ;
 : (+to) ( xt -- ) ['] local+! local-op ! execute ;
 
 also forth definitions
 
-: {   begin bl parse
-        dup 0= if scope-clear -1 throw then
-        2dup --? if 2drop [char] } parse 2drop exit then
-        2dup }? if 2drop exit then
-      (local) again ; immediate
+: (local) ( a n -- )
+   dup 0= if 2drop exit then 
+   ?room <>locals scope-create <>locals postpone >r ;
+: {   bl parse
+      dup 0= if scope-clear -1 throw then
+      2dup --? if 2drop [char] } parse 2drop exit then
+      2dup }? if 2drop exit then
+      recurse (local) ; immediate
 ( TODO: Hide the words overriden here. )
 : ;   scope-clear postpone ; ; immediate
 : to ( n -- ) ' dup >flags @ if (to) else ['] ! value-bind then ; immediate
diff --git a/ueforth/common/locals_tests.fs b/ueforth/common/locals_tests.fs
index dd4ab71..1b03bda 100644
--- a/ueforth/common/locals_tests.fs
+++ b/ueforth/common/locals_tests.fs
@@ -71,3 +71,15 @@ e: test-to-loop
   test
   out: 0 1 4 9 16 
 ;e
+
+e: test-multi
+  : test { a b } 9 99 { c d } a . b . c . d . ;
+  1 2 test cr
+  out: 1 2 9 99 
+;e
+
+e: test-multi-to
+  : test { a b } 9 99 { c d } 5 to c a . b . c . d . ;
+  1 2 test cr
+  out: 1 2 5 99 
+;e