diff --git a/include/inja/renderer.hpp b/include/inja/renderer.hpp
index f87a6b7..124507e 100644
--- a/include/inja/renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/inja/renderer.hpp
@@ -106,21 +106,9 @@ class Renderer {
     }
   }
 
-  void update_loop_data(bool link = true)  {
+  void update_loop_data()  {
     LoopLevel& level = m_loop_stack.back();
 
-    if (link && (m_loop_stack.size() > 1)) {
-      for (int i = m_loop_stack.size() - 2; i >= 0; i--) {
-        auto& level_it = m_loop_stack.at(i);
-
-        if (level_it.loop_type == LoopLevel::Type::Array) {
-          level.data[static_cast<std::string>(level_it.value_name)] = level_it.values.at(level_it.index);
-        } else {
-          level.data[static_cast<std::string>(level_it.value_name)] = *level_it.map_it->second;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     if (level.loop_type == LoopLevel::Type::Array) {
       level.data[static_cast<std::string>(level.value_name)] = level.values.at(level.index); // *level.it;
       auto& loopData = level.data["loop"];
@@ -551,7 +539,7 @@ class Renderer {
             break;
           }
 
-          update_loop_data(false);
+          update_loop_data();
 
           // jump back to start of loop
           i = bc.args - 1;  // -1 due to ++i in loop
diff --git a/single_include/inja/inja.hpp b/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
index 0fa6b41..918f0a1 100644
--- a/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
+++ b/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
@@ -2710,21 +2710,9 @@ class Renderer {
     }
   }
 
-  void update_loop_data(bool link = true)  {
+  void update_loop_data()  {
     LoopLevel& level = m_loop_stack.back();
 
-    if (link && (m_loop_stack.size() > 1)) {
-      for (int i = m_loop_stack.size() - 2; i >= 0; i--) {
-        auto& level_it = m_loop_stack.at(i);
-
-        if (level_it.loop_type == LoopLevel::Type::Array) {
-          level.data[static_cast<std::string>(level_it.value_name)] = level_it.values.at(level_it.index);
-        } else {
-          level.data[static_cast<std::string>(level_it.value_name)] = *level_it.map_it->second;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     if (level.loop_type == LoopLevel::Type::Array) {
       level.data[static_cast<std::string>(level.value_name)] = level.values.at(level.index); // *level.it;
       auto& loopData = level.data["loop"];
@@ -3155,7 +3143,7 @@ class Renderer {
             break;
           }
 
-          update_loop_data(false);
+          update_loop_data();
 
           // jump back to start of loop
           i = bc.args - 1;  // -1 due to ++i in loop
diff --git a/test/unit-renderer.cpp b/test/unit-renderer.cpp
index dfc6e71..b352765 100644
--- a/test/unit-renderer.cpp
+++ b/test/unit-renderer.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,34 @@ TEST_CASE("types") {
 		// CHECK_THROWS_WITH( env.render("{% for name in relatives %}{{ name }}{% endfor %}", data), "[inja.exception.json_error] [json.exception.type_error.302] type must be array, but is object" );
 	}
 
+	SECTION("nested loops") {
+		auto ldata = json::parse(
+R"DELIM(
+{ "outer" : [ 
+	{ "inner" : [
+		{ "in2" : [ 1, 2 ] },
+		{ "in2" : []},
+		{ "in2" : []}
+		]
+	},
+	{ "inner" : [] },
+	{ "inner" : [
+		{ "in2" : [ 3, 4 ] },
+		{ "in2" : [ 5, 6 ] }
+		]
+	}
+	]
+}
+)DELIM"
+				);
+		CHECK(env.render(R"DELIM(
+{% for o in outer %}{% for i in o.inner %}{{loop.parent.index}}:{{loop.index}}::{{loop.parent.is_last}}
+{% for ii in i.in2%}{{ii}},{%endfor%}
+{%endfor%}{%endfor%}
+)DELIM",
+					ldata) == "\n0:0::false\n1,2,\n0:1::false\n\n0:2::false\n\n2:0::true\n3,4,\n2:1::true\n5,6,\n\n");
+	}
+
 	SECTION("conditionals") {
 		CHECK( env.render("{% if is_happy %}Yeah!{% endif %}", data) == "Yeah!" );
 		CHECK( env.render("{% if is_sad %}Yeah!{% endif %}", data) == "" );