diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/inspect_args.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/inspect_args.gtx
index 0334d6a6..07a7d6b0 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/views/command/inspect_args.gtx
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/inspect_args.gtx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 = view_marker
 
 > inspect_args() {
+>   local k
+>
 >   if ((${#args[@]})); then
 >     readarray -t sorted_keys < <(printf '%s\n' "${!args[@]}" | sort)
 >     echo args:
@@ -17,8 +19,8 @@ if catch_all_used_anywhere?
 >     echo
 >     echo other_args:
 >     echo "- \${other_args[*]} = ${other_args[*]}"
->     for i in "${!other_args[@]}"; do
->       echo "- \${other_args[$i]} = ${other_args[$i]}"
+>     for k in "${!other_args[@]}"; do
+>       echo "- \${other_args[$k]} = ${other_args[$k]}"
 >     done
 >   fi
 >
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/parse_requirements.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/parse_requirements.gtx
index d71fd160..88d5e4fb 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/views/command/parse_requirements.gtx
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/parse_requirements.gtx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ if root_command?
 else
   > {{ function_name }}_parse_requirements() {
 end
+>   local key
+>
 
 = render(:fixed_flags_filter).indent 2
 = render(:environment_variables_filter).indent 2
diff --git a/spec/approvals/fixtures/local-var-leak b/spec/approvals/fixtures/local-var-leak
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97d77306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/approvals/fixtures/local-var-leak
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
++ bundle exec bashly generate
+creating user files in src
+skipped src/one_command.sh (exists)
+skipped src/two_command.sh (exists)
+skipped src/noop_command.sh (exists)
+created ./cli
+run ./cli --help to test your bash script
++ ./cli 1
+Before key=THIS IS MY VALUE
+noop called
+After key=THIS IS MY VALUE
++ ./cli 2
+Before k=THIS IS MY VALUE
+args:
+- ${args[--user]} = admin
+After k=THIS IS MY VALUE
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/.gitignore b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..573c0c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cli
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/README.md b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81b86372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+This fixture tests that variables that are supposed to be local, internal to
+bashly, are indeed defined as local and do not leak to the global scope.
+
+Reference issue: https://github.com/bashly-framework/bashly/issues/681
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/bashly.yml b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/bashly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec01c8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/bashly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: cli
+help: Testing that bashly-defined variables do not leak to the global scope
+version: 0.1.0
+
+commands:
+- name: one
+  alias: "1"
+  help: Testing 'key' leakage when calling 'run' internally
+
+- name: two
+  alias: "2"
+  help: Testing 'k' leak when calling 'inspect_args'
+  flags:
+  - long: --user
+    arg: name
+    default: admin
+
+- name: noop
+  help: Does nothing except declare it was called
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/noop_command.sh b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/noop_command.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0eb5be71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/noop_command.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo "noop called"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/one_command.sh b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/one_command.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a130def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/one_command.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+key="THIS IS MY VALUE"
+echo "Before key=$key"
+run noop
+echo "After key=$key"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/two_command.sh b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/two_command.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e119fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/src/two_command.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+k="THIS IS MY VALUE"
+echo "Before k=$k"
+inspect_args
+echo "After k=$k"
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/test.sh b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbd1636b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/local-var-leak/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -x
+
+bundle exec bashly generate
+
+./cli 1
+./cli 2