diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp
index f989c4243..a7be3654c 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp
@@ -689,10 +689,13 @@ namespace hex::pl {
         }
 
         void setOffset(u64 offset) override {
-            for (auto &entry : this->m_entries) {
-                entry->setOffset(offset + (entry->getOffset() - this->getOffset()));
+            if (!this->isLocal()) {
+                for (auto &entry : this->m_entries) {
+                    entry->setOffset(offset + (entry->getOffset() - this->getOffset()));
+                }
             }
 
+
             PatternData::setOffset(offset);
         }
 
@@ -956,8 +959,10 @@ namespace hex::pl {
         }
 
         void setOffset(u64 offset) override {
-            for (auto &member : this->m_members) {
-                member->setOffset(offset + (member->getOffset() - this->getOffset()));
+            if (!this->isLocal()) {
+                for (auto &member: this->m_members) {
+                    member->setOffset(offset + (member->getOffset() - this->getOffset()));
+                }
             }
 
             PatternData::setOffset(offset);
@@ -1093,8 +1098,10 @@ namespace hex::pl {
         }
 
         void setOffset(u64 offset) override {
-            for (auto &member : this->m_members) {
-                member->setOffset(offset + (member->getOffset() - this->getOffset()));
+            if (!this->isLocal()) {
+                for (auto &member: this->m_members) {
+                    member->setOffset(offset + (member->getOffset() - this->getOffset()));
+                }
             }
 
             PatternData::setOffset(offset);
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp
index 798c49668..4189bf419 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ namespace hex::pl {
         }
 
         pattern->setVariableName(name);
-        pattern->setOffset(this->getStack().size());
         pattern->setLocal(true);
+        pattern->setOffset(this->getStack().size());
 
         this->getStack().emplace_back();
         variables.push_back(pattern);