diff --git a/src/parse/control_flow.rs b/src/parse/control_flow.rs
index d61320d..308a764 100644
--- a/src/parse/control_flow.rs
+++ b/src/parse/control_flow.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         self.whitespace_or_comment();
 
         if init_cond.is_true() {
+            self.scopes.enter_new_scope();
             found_true = true;
             body = Parser {
                 toks: self.toks,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 module_config: self.module_config,
             }
             .parse_stmt()?;
+            self.scopes.exit_scope();
         } else {
             self.throw_away_until_closing_curly_brace()?;
         }
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                         };
                         if cond {
                             found_true = true;
+                            self.scopes.enter_new_scope();
                             body = Parser {
                                 toks: self.toks,
                                 map: self.map,
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                                 module_config: self.module_config,
                             }
                             .parse_stmt()?;
+                            self.scopes.exit_scope();
                         } else {
                             self.throw_away_until_closing_curly_brace()?;
                         }
@@ -119,7 +123,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                             self.throw_away_until_closing_curly_brace()?;
                             break;
                         } else {
-                            return Parser {
+                            self.scopes.enter_new_scope();
+                            let tmp = Parser {
                                 toks: self.toks,
                                 map: self.map,
                                 path: self.path,
@@ -138,6 +143,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                                 module_config: self.module_config,
                             }
                             .parse_stmt();
+                            self.scopes.exit_scope();
+                            return tmp;
                         }
                     }
                     _ => {
diff --git a/src/parse/variable.rs b/src/parse/variable.rs
index 1656db5..9e12aed 100644
--- a/src/parse/variable.rs
+++ b/src/parse/variable.rs
@@ -55,25 +55,35 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 }
 
                 self.parse_value_from_vec(val_toks, true)?.node
-            } else if !self.at_root {
+            } else if self.at_root {
+                self.parse_value_from_vec(val_toks, true)?.node
+            } else {
                 if self.scopes.default_var_exists(ident) {
                     return Ok(());
                 }
 
-                self.parse_value_from_vec(val_toks, true)?.node
-            } else {
                 self.parse_value_from_vec(val_toks, true)?.node
             };
 
-            if self.at_root && !self.flags.in_control_flow() {
-                self.global_scope.insert_var(ident, value);
-                return Ok(());
+            if self.at_root && self.global_scope.var_exists(ident) {
+                if !self.global_scope.default_var_exists(ident) {
+                    self.global_scope.insert_var(ident, value.clone());
+                }
+            } else if self.at_root
+                && !self.flags.in_control_flow()
+                && !self.global_scope.default_var_exists(ident)
+            {
+                self.global_scope.insert_var(ident, value.clone());
             }
 
             if global {
                 self.global_scope.insert_var(ident, value.clone());
             }
 
+            if self.at_root && !self.flags.in_control_flow() {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+
             self.scopes.insert_var(ident, value);
 
             return Ok(());
diff --git a/tests/variables.rs b/tests/variables.rs
index f5be38f..8a779b5 100644
--- a/tests/variables.rs
+++ b/tests/variables.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ test!(
     default_var_overrides_when_null_declared_global,
     "$a: null;
     $a: red !default;
-    
+
     a {
         color: $a;
     }",
@@ -208,6 +208,57 @@ test!(
     }",
     "a {\n  color: outer;\n}\n"
 );
+test!(
+    variable_declared_at_root_inside_if,
+    "@if true {
+        $a: outer;
+    }
+
+    a {
+        color: variable-exists(a);
+    }",
+    "a {\n  color: false;\n}\n"
+);
+test!(
+    variable_declared_at_root_inside_if_default,
+    "@if true {
+        $a: outer !default;
+    }
+
+    a {
+        color: variable-exists(a);
+    }",
+    "a {\n  color: false;\n}\n"
+);
+test!(
+    variable_declared_at_root_inside_if_global,
+    "@if true {
+        $a: outer !global;
+    }
+
+    a {
+        color: variable-exists(a);
+    }",
+    "a {\n  color: true;\n}\n"
+);
+test!(
+    variable_declared_at_root_and_globally_inside_if_default,
+    "$a: null;
+
+    @if true {
+        $a: null;
+        $a: outer !default;
+
+        a {
+            color: $a;
+        }
+    }
+
+    a {
+        color: $a;
+    }",
+    "a {\n  color: outer;\n}\n\na {\n  color: outer;\n}\n"
+);
 // https://github.com/Kixiron/lasso/issues/7
 test!(
     regression_test_for_lasso_0_3_0,