diff --git a/lib/lunary.ex b/lib/lunary.ex
index 00beb86..73cae44 100644
--- a/lib/lunary.ex
+++ b/lib/lunary.ex
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ defmodule Lunary do
 
   defp evaluate({:func_access, index, {:fn, {:identifier, fn_line, fn_id}, fn_args}}, scope, opts) do
     {func_scope, _} = evaluate(index, scope, opts)
-    merged_scope = Map.merge(func_scope, scope)
+    merged_scope = Map.merge(scope, func_scope) # function scope takes priority
     evaluate({:fn, {:identifier, fn_line, fn_id}, fn_args}, merged_scope, opts)
   end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/chain_test.exs b/test/unit/chain_test.exs
index 7463655..59d75cb 100644
--- a/test/unit/chain_test.exs
+++ b/test/unit/chain_test.exs
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ defmodule ChainTest do
       " |> Lunary.Main.eval(%{}, %{ path: "test/fixtures/" }) == 100
     end
 
-    # @tag :skip
     test "can use nested module functions" do
       assert "
         mod @example (
diff --git a/test/unit/module_test.exs b/test/unit/module_test.exs
index 24503c5..9ad6811 100644
--- a/test/unit/module_test.exs
+++ b/test/unit/module_test.exs
@@ -103,5 +103,15 @@ defmodule ModuleTest do
         @example.test(@example.a(5), 1)
       " |> Lunary.Main.eval(%{}, %{ path: "test/fixtures/" }) == 106
     end
+
+    test "can have functions with the same name as a local identifier" do
+      assert "
+        mod @example (
+          fn test (param) -> (param + 10)
+        )
+        test = 5
+        @example.test(5)
+      " |> Lunary.Main.eval() == 15
+    end
   end
 end