diff --git a/src/generators/dom/Block.ts b/src/generators/dom/Block.ts
index 48e205f64c..9297a357db 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/Block.ts
+++ b/src/generators/dom/Block.ts
@@ -195,23 +195,17 @@ export default class Block {
 
 		// TODO `this.contexts` is possibly redundant post-#1122
 		const initializers = [];
-		const updaters = [];
-		this.contexts.forEach((alias, name) => {
-			// TODO only the ones that are actually used in this block...
-			const assignment = `${alias} = state.${name}`;
-
-			initializers.push(assignment);
-			updaters.push(`${assignment};`);
-
-			this.hasUpdateMethod = true;
-		});
 
-		this.indexNames.forEach((alias, name) => {
+		this.contexts.forEach((name, context) => {
 			// TODO only the ones that are actually used in this block...
-			const assignment = `${alias} = state.${alias}`; // TODO this is wrong!!!
+			const listName = this.listNames.get(context);
+			const indexName = this.indexNames.get(context);
 
-			initializers.push(assignment);
-			updaters.push(`${assignment};`);
+			initializers.push(
+				`${name} = state.${context}`,
+				`${listName} = state.${listName}`,
+				`${indexName} = state.${indexName}`
+			);
 
 			this.hasUpdateMethod = true;
 		});
@@ -275,12 +269,12 @@ export default class Block {
 		}
 
 		if (this.hasUpdateMethod) {
-			if (this.builders.update.isEmpty() && updaters.length === 0) {
+			if (this.builders.update.isEmpty() && initializers.length === 0) {
 				properties.addBlock(`p: @noop,`);
 			} else {
 				properties.addBlock(deindent`
 					p: function update(changed, state) {
-						${updaters}
+						${initializers.map(str => `${str};`)}
 						${this.builders.update}
 					},
 				`);
diff --git a/src/generators/nodes/Component.ts b/src/generators/nodes/Component.ts
index 566b1c83a1..e0a78d886c 100644
--- a/src/generators/nodes/Component.ts
+++ b/src/generators/nodes/Component.ts
@@ -161,10 +161,11 @@ export default class Component extends Node {
 						const computed = isComputed(binding.value);
 						const tail = binding.value.type === 'MemberExpression' ? getTailSnippet(binding.value) : '';
 
+						const list = block.listNames.get(key);
+						const index = block.indexNames.get(key);
+
 						setFromChild = deindent`
-							var list = state.${block.listNames.get(key)};
-							var index = ${block.indexNames.get(key)};
-							list[index]${tail} = childState.${binding.name};
+							${list}[${index}]${tail} = childState.${binding.name};
 
 							${binding.dependencies
 								.map((name: string) => {
diff --git a/test/js/samples/deconflict-builtins/expected-bundle.js b/test/js/samples/deconflict-builtins/expected-bundle.js
index 2ecc8aa9cf..0b3656e86b 100644
--- a/test/js/samples/deconflict-builtins/expected-bundle.js
+++ b/test/js/samples/deconflict-builtins/expected-bundle.js
@@ -204,14 +204,14 @@ var proto = {
 function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 	var each_anchor;
 
-	var createElement_1 = state.createElement;
+	var each_value = state.createElement;
 
 	var each_blocks = [];
 
-	for (var i = 0; i < createElement_1.length; i += 1) {
+	for (var i = 0; i < each_value.length; i += 1) {
 		each_blocks[i] = create_each_block(component, assign({}, state, {
-			createElement: createElement_1,
-			node: createElement_1[i],
+			each_value: each_value,
+			node: each_value[i],
 			node_index: i
 		}));
 	}
@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 		},
 
 		p: function update(changed, state) {
-			var createElement_1 = state.createElement;
+			var each_value = state.createElement;
 
 			if (changed.createElement) {
-				for (var i = 0; i < createElement_1.length; i += 1) {
+				for (var i = 0; i < each_value.length; i += 1) {
 					var each_context = assign({}, state, {
-						createElement: createElement_1,
-						node: createElement_1[i],
+						each_value: each_value,
+						node: each_value[i],
 						node_index: i
 					});
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 					each_blocks[i].u();
 					each_blocks[i].d();
 				}
-				each_blocks.length = createElement_1.length;
+				each_blocks.length = each_value.length;
 			}
 		},
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 
 // (1:0) {{#each createElement as node}}
 function create_each_block(component, state) {
-	var node = state.node, node_index = state.node_index;
+	var node = state.node, each_value = state.each_value, node_index = state.node_index;
 	var span, text_value = node, text;
 
 	return {
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ function create_each_block(component, state) {
 
 		p: function update(changed, state) {
 			node = state.node;
+			each_value = state.each_value;
 			node_index = state.node_index;
 			if ((changed.createElement) && text_value !== (text_value = node)) {
 				text.data = text_value;
diff --git a/test/js/samples/deconflict-builtins/expected.js b/test/js/samples/deconflict-builtins/expected.js
index 82bba044d7..3ec9c5c9af 100644
--- a/test/js/samples/deconflict-builtins/expected.js
+++ b/test/js/samples/deconflict-builtins/expected.js
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import { appendNode, assign, createComment, createElement, createText, destroyEa
 function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 	var each_anchor;
 
-	var createElement_1 = state.createElement;
+	var each_value = state.createElement;
 
 	var each_blocks = [];
 
-	for (var i = 0; i < createElement_1.length; i += 1) {
+	for (var i = 0; i < each_value.length; i += 1) {
 		each_blocks[i] = create_each_block(component, assign({}, state, {
-			createElement: createElement_1,
-			node: createElement_1[i],
+			each_value: each_value,
+			node: each_value[i],
 			node_index: i
 		}));
 	}
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 		},
 
 		p: function update(changed, state) {
-			var createElement_1 = state.createElement;
+			var each_value = state.createElement;
 
 			if (changed.createElement) {
-				for (var i = 0; i < createElement_1.length; i += 1) {
+				for (var i = 0; i < each_value.length; i += 1) {
 					var each_context = assign({}, state, {
-						createElement: createElement_1,
-						node: createElement_1[i],
+						each_value: each_value,
+						node: each_value[i],
 						node_index: i
 					});
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 					each_blocks[i].u();
 					each_blocks[i].d();
 				}
-				each_blocks.length = createElement_1.length;
+				each_blocks.length = each_value.length;
 			}
 		},
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 
 // (1:0) {{#each createElement as node}}
 function create_each_block(component, state) {
-	var node = state.node, node_index = state.node_index;
+	var node = state.node, each_value = state.each_value, node_index = state.node_index;
 	var span, text_value = node, text;
 
 	return {
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ function create_each_block(component, state) {
 
 		p: function update(changed, state) {
 			node = state.node;
+			each_value = state.each_value;
 			node_index = state.node_index;
 			if ((changed.createElement) && text_value !== (text_value = node)) {
 				text.data = text_value;
diff --git a/test/js/samples/each-block-changed-check/expected-bundle.js b/test/js/samples/each-block-changed-check/expected-bundle.js
index 97ad53ad14..92e32c85d2 100644
--- a/test/js/samples/each-block-changed-check/expected-bundle.js
+++ b/test/js/samples/each-block-changed-check/expected-bundle.js
@@ -206,14 +206,14 @@ var proto = {
 function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 	var text, p, text_1;
 
-	var comments = state.comments;
+	var each_value = state.comments;
 
 	var each_blocks = [];
 
-	for (var i = 0; i < comments.length; i += 1) {
+	for (var i = 0; i < each_value.length; i += 1) {
 		each_blocks[i] = create_each_block(component, assign({}, state, {
-			comments: comments,
-			comment: comments[i],
+			each_value: each_value,
+			comment: each_value[i],
 			i: i
 		}));
 	}
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 		},
 
 		p: function update(changed, state) {
-			var comments = state.comments;
+			var each_value = state.comments;
 
 			if (changed.comments || changed.elapsed || changed.time) {
-				for (var i = 0; i < comments.length; i += 1) {
+				for (var i = 0; i < each_value.length; i += 1) {
 					var each_context = assign({}, state, {
-						comments: comments,
-						comment: comments[i],
+						each_value: each_value,
+						comment: each_value[i],
 						i: i
 					});
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 					each_blocks[i].u();
 					each_blocks[i].d();
 				}
-				each_blocks.length = comments.length;
+				each_blocks.length = each_value.length;
 			}
 
 			if (changed.foo) {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 
 // (1:0) {{#each comments as comment, i}}
 function create_each_block(component, state) {
-	var comment = state.comment, i = state.i;
+	var comment = state.comment, each_value = state.each_value, i = state.i;
 	var div, strong, text, text_1, span, text_2_value = comment.author, text_2, text_3, text_4_value = state.elapsed(comment.time, state.time), text_4, text_5, text_6, raw_value = comment.html, raw_before;
 
 	return {
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ function create_each_block(component, state) {
 
 		p: function update(changed, state) {
 			comment = state.comment;
+			each_value = state.each_value;
 			i = state.i;
 			if ((changed.comments) && text_2_value !== (text_2_value = comment.author)) {
 				text_2.data = text_2_value;
diff --git a/test/js/samples/each-block-changed-check/expected.js b/test/js/samples/each-block-changed-check/expected.js
index 15a29e2739..a73d47593b 100644
--- a/test/js/samples/each-block-changed-check/expected.js
+++ b/test/js/samples/each-block-changed-check/expected.js
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import { appendNode, assign, createElement, createText, destroyEach, detachAfter
 function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 	var text, p, text_1;
 
-	var comments = state.comments;
+	var each_value = state.comments;
 
 	var each_blocks = [];
 
-	for (var i = 0; i < comments.length; i += 1) {
+	for (var i = 0; i < each_value.length; i += 1) {
 		each_blocks[i] = create_each_block(component, assign({}, state, {
-			comments: comments,
-			comment: comments[i],
+			each_value: each_value,
+			comment: each_value[i],
 			i: i
 		}));
 	}
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 		},
 
 		p: function update(changed, state) {
-			var comments = state.comments;
+			var each_value = state.comments;
 
 			if (changed.comments || changed.elapsed || changed.time) {
-				for (var i = 0; i < comments.length; i += 1) {
+				for (var i = 0; i < each_value.length; i += 1) {
 					var each_context = assign({}, state, {
-						comments: comments,
-						comment: comments[i],
+						each_value: each_value,
+						comment: each_value[i],
 						i: i
 					});
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 					each_blocks[i].u();
 					each_blocks[i].d();
 				}
-				each_blocks.length = comments.length;
+				each_blocks.length = each_value.length;
 			}
 
 			if (changed.foo) {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, state) {
 
 // (1:0) {{#each comments as comment, i}}
 function create_each_block(component, state) {
-	var comment = state.comment, i = state.i;
+	var comment = state.comment, each_value = state.each_value, i = state.i;
 	var div, strong, text, text_1, span, text_2_value = comment.author, text_2, text_3, text_4_value = state.elapsed(comment.time, state.time), text_4, text_5, text_6, raw_value = comment.html, raw_before;
 
 	return {
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ function create_each_block(component, state) {
 
 		p: function update(changed, state) {
 			comment = state.comment;
+			each_value = state.each_value;
 			i = state.i;
 			if ((changed.comments) && text_2_value !== (text_2_value = comment.author)) {
 				text_2.data = text_2_value;