gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/src/Perl6/Actions.pm b/src/Perl6/Actions.pm
index fd4b9cd..b460a75 100644
--- a/src/Perl6/Actions.pm
+++ b/src/Perl6/Actions.pm
@@ -1158,9 +1158,9 @@ class Perl6::Actions is HLL::Actions {

             # Expect variable to have been declared somewhere.
             # Locate descriptor and thus type.
+            $past.scope('lexical_6model');
             try {
                 my $type := $*W.find_lexical_container_type($past.name);
-                $past.scope('lexical_6model');
                 $past.type($type);
                 $past := box_native_if_needed($past, $type);
             }