diff --git a/src/pdl/pdl_interpreter.py b/src/pdl/pdl_interpreter.py
index f6bacc23b..58814ca98 100644
--- a/src/pdl/pdl_interpreter.py
+++ b/src/pdl/pdl_interpreter.py
@@ -577,18 +577,18 @@ def process_block_body(
                 scope,
                 loc,
             )
-            d = {
+            message = {
                 "role": state.role,
                 "content": content,
                 "defsite": block.pdl__id,
             }
             if block.name is not None:
                 name, block = process_expr_of(block, "name", scope, loc)
-                d["name"] = name
+                message["name"] = name
             if block.tool_call_id is not None:
                 tool_call_id, block = process_expr_of(block, "tool_call_id", scope, loc)
-                d["tool_call_id"] = tool_call_id
-            result = PdlDict(d)
+                message["tool_call_id"] = tool_call_id
+            result = PdlDict(message)
             background = PdlList([result])
         case IfBlock():
             b, if_trace = process_condition_of(block, "condition", scope, loc, "if")
diff --git a/tests/test_messages.py b/tests/test_messages.py
index b02badf82..993ed9fd5 100644
--- a/tests/test_messages.py
+++ b/tests/test_messages.py
@@ -106,3 +106,34 @@ def test_message4():
             "defsite": "message",
         },
     ]
+
+
+def test_messages5():
+    prog_str = """
+description: Messages block
+array:
+  - role: tool
+    content: 42
+    name: f
+    tool_call_id: id
+"""
+    result = exec_str(prog_str, output="all")
+    context = result["scope"]["pdl_context"]
+    assert result["result"] == [
+        {
+            "role": "tool",
+            "content": 42,
+            "name": "f",
+            "tool_call_id": "id",
+            "defsite": "array.0.message",
+        },
+    ]
+    assert context == [
+        {
+            "role": "tool",
+            "content": 42,
+            "name": "f",
+            "tool_call_id": "id",
+            "defsite": "array.0.message",
+        }
+    ]