diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index cda0ebde..2997174f 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## in development:
 
+### 2020-07-27
+* threads: fixed binding contexts to other receivers (variable scope for ASK / TELL)
+
 ### 2020-07-26
 * objects: fixed sprite speech balloon display for sounds
 * cleaned up, grouped and annotated libraries, thanks, Brian!
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index 49efb445..fbc9107c 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <script src="src/symbols.js?version=2020-07-21"></script>
         <script src="src/widgets.js?version=2020-07-24"></script>
         <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2020-07-24"></script>
-        <script src="src/threads.js?version=2020-07-24"></script>
+        <script src="src/threads.js?version=2020-07-27"></script>
         <script src="src/objects.js?version=2020-07-26"></script>
         <script src="src/gui.js?version=2020-07-24"></script>
         <script src="src/paint.js?version=2020-05-17"></script>
diff --git a/src/threads.js b/src/threads.js
index 5d4d8fef..d7d2abbc 100644
--- a/src/threads.js
+++ b/src/threads.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ StageMorph, SpriteMorph, StagePrompterMorph, Note, modules, isString, copy, Map,
 isNil, WatcherMorph, List, ListWatcherMorph, alert, console, TableMorph, BLACK,
 TableFrameMorph, ColorSlotMorph, isSnapObject, newCanvas, Symbol, SVG_Costume*/
 
-modules.threads = '2020-July-24';
+modules.threads = '2020-July-27';
 
 var ThreadManager;
 var Process;
@@ -5037,14 +5037,7 @@ Process.prototype.reportContextFor = function (context, otherObj) {
         result.outerContext = copy(result.outerContext);
         result.outerContext.variables = copy(result.outerContext.variables);
         result.outerContext.receiver = otherObj;
-        if (result.outerContext.variables.parentFrame) {
-            result.outerContext.variables.parentFrame =
-                copy(result.outerContext.variables.parentFrame);
-            result.outerContext.variables.parentFrame.parentFrame =
-                otherObj.variables;
-        } else {
-            result.outerContext.variables.parentFrame = otherObj.variables;
-        }
+        result.outerContext.variables.parentFrame = otherObj.variables;
     }
     return result;
 };