diff --git a/chronicles.nim b/chronicles.nim
index 947e152..6a85098 100644
--- a/chronicles.nim
+++ b/chronicles.nim
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ macro logScopeIMPL(prevScopes: typed,
   for k, v in assignments(bestScope.scopeAssignments):
     finalBindings[k] = v
 
-  for k, v in assignments(newBindings, false):
+  for k, v in assignments(newBindings):
     finalBindings[k] = v
 
   for k, v in finalBindings:
diff --git a/chronicles/scope_helpers.nim b/chronicles/scope_helpers.nim
index bb8054f..7c6e475 100644
--- a/chronicles/scope_helpers.nim
+++ b/chronicles/scope_helpers.nim
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ proc id*(key: string, public = false): NimNode =
   result = newIdentNode(key)
   if public: result = postfix(result, "*")
 
-iterator assignments*(n: NimNode, liftIdentifiers = true): (string, NimNode) =
+iterator assignments*(n: NimNode): (string, NimNode) =
   # extract the assignment pairs from a block with assigments
   # or a call-site with keyword arguments.
   for child in n:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ iterator assignments*(n: NimNode, liftIdentifiers = true): (string, NimNode) =
       let value = child[1]
       yield (name, value)
 
-    elif child.kind == nnkIdent and liftIdentifiers:
+    elif child.kind == nnkIdent:
       yield ($child, child)
 
     else:
diff --git a/tests/lexical_scopes.nim b/tests/lexical_scopes.nim
index 93e0821..8ae8f43 100644
--- a/tests/lexical_scopes.nim
+++ b/tests/lexical_scopes.nim
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ logScope:
 logScope:
   c = 100
 
-proc main =
+proc main(arg: int) =
   logScope:
+    arg
     c = 10
 
   logScope:
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ proc main =
 
   info("main started", a = 10, b = "inner-b", d = "some-d")
 
-main()
+main(50)
 
 info("exiting", msg = "bye bye")