diff --git a/src/lib/reccondition.h b/src/lib/reccondition.h
index f9bcd59d1..51ce6ef07 100644
--- a/src/lib/reccondition.h
+++ b/src/lib/reccondition.h
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@
 
 
 #define LUMIERA_RECCONDITION_SECTION_CHAIN(nobugflag, cnd)                                              \
-  for (lumiera_sectionlock *lumiera_lock_section_old_ = &lumiera_lock_section_,                         \
+  for (lumiera_sectionlock *lumiera_reccond_section_old_ = &lumiera_reccond_section_,                         \
          NOBUG_CLEANUP(lumiera_sectionlock_ensureunlocked) lumiera_reccond_section_ = {                 \
          (void*)1, lumiera_reccondition_unlock_cb NOBUG_ALPHA_COMMA_NULL NOBUG_ALPHA_COMMA_NULL};       \
        lumiera_reccond_section_.lock;)                                                                  \
     for (                                                                                               \
          ({                                                                                             \
-           REQUIRE (lumiera_lock_section_old_->lock, "section prematurely unlocked");                   \
+           REQUIRE (lumiera_reccond_section_old_->lock, "section prematurely unlocked");                   \
            lumiera_reccond_section_.lock = (cnd);                                                       \
            NOBUG_IF_ALPHA(lumiera_reccond_section_.flag = &NOBUG_FLAG(nobugflag);)                      \
            RESOURCE_WAIT (nobugflag, (cnd)->rh, "acquire reccondmutex", lumiera_reccond_section_.rh)    \
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                if (pthread_mutex_lock (&(cnd)->reccndmutex))                                            \
                  LUMIERA_DIE (LOCK_ACQUIRE);                                                            \
                RESOURCE_STATE (nobugflag, NOBUG_RESOURCE_RECURSIVE, lumiera_reccond_section_.rh);       \
-               LUMIERA_SECTION_UNLOCK_(lumiera_lock_section_old_);                                      \
+               LUMIERA_SECTION_UNLOCK_(lumiera_reccond_section_old_);                                      \
              }                                                                                          \
          });                                                                                            \
          lumiera_reccond_section_.lock;                                                                 \
diff --git a/tests/15locking.tests b/tests/15locking.tests
index 0936499f2..7401d4b58 100644
--- a/tests/15locking.tests
+++ b/tests/15locking.tests
@@ -86,3 +86,12 @@ PLANNED "reccondition broadcasting" <<END
 END
 
 
+TEST "chained reccondition section" chainedrecconditionsection <<END
+out: outer reccondition locked section
+out: inner reccondition locked section
+END
+
+TEST "nested reccondition section" nestedrecconditionsection <<END
+out: outer reccondition locked section
+out: inner reccondition locked section
+END
diff --git a/tests/library/test-locking.c b/tests/library/test-locking.c
index 14ec0c458..c073c18de 100644
--- a/tests/library/test-locking.c
+++ b/tests/library/test-locking.c
@@ -318,5 +318,41 @@ TEST ("recconditionforgotunlock")
   lumiera_reccondition_destroy (&reccond, &NOBUG_FLAG(NOBUG_ON));
 }
 
+TEST ("chainedrecconditionsection")
+{
+  lumiera_reccondition outer, inner;
+  lumiera_reccondition_init (&outer, "outer_recconditionsection", &NOBUG_FLAG(NOBUG_ON));
+  lumiera_reccondition_init (&inner, "inner_recconditionsection", &NOBUG_FLAG(NOBUG_ON));
+
+  LUMIERA_RECCONDITION_SECTION (NOBUG_ON, &outer)
+    {
+      printf ("outer reccondition locked section\n");
+      LUMIERA_RECCONDITION_SECTION_CHAIN (NOBUG_ON, &inner)
+	{
+	  printf ("inner reccondition locked section\n");
+	}
+    }
+  lumiera_reccondition_destroy (&outer, &NOBUG_FLAG(NOBUG_ON));
+  lumiera_reccondition_destroy (&inner, &NOBUG_FLAG(NOBUG_ON));
+}
+
+TEST ("nestedrecconditionsection")
+{
+  lumiera_reccondition outer, inner;
+  lumiera_reccondition_init (&outer, "outer_recconditionsection", &NOBUG_FLAG(NOBUG_ON));
+  lumiera_reccondition_init (&inner, "inner_recconditionsection", &NOBUG_FLAG(NOBUG_ON));
+
+  LUMIERA_RECCONDITION_SECTION (NOBUG_ON, &outer)
+    {
+      printf ("outer reccondition locked section\n");
+      LUMIERA_RECCONDITION_SECTION (NOBUG_ON, &inner)
+	{
+	  printf ("inner reccondition locked section\n");
+	}
+    }
+  lumiera_reccondition_destroy (&outer, &NOBUG_FLAG(NOBUG_ON));
+  lumiera_reccondition_destroy (&inner, &NOBUG_FLAG(NOBUG_ON));
+}
+
 
 TESTS_END