diff --git a/data/fixtures/recorded/everyScope/changeEveryTokenInside.yml b/data/fixtures/recorded/everyScope/changeEveryTokenInside.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6437a1d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/fixtures/recorded/everyScope/changeEveryTokenInside.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+languageId: plaintext
+command:
+  version: 7
+  spokenForm: change every token inside
+  action:
+    name: clearAndSetSelection
+    target:
+      type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - type: everyScope
+          scopeType: {type: token}
+        - {type: interiorOnly}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: false
+initialState:
+  documentContents: "'hello world'"
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: "' '"
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 2}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 2}
diff --git a/data/fixtures/recorded/everyScope/changeLastTokenInside.yml b/data/fixtures/recorded/everyScope/changeLastTokenInside.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f1889eadb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/fixtures/recorded/everyScope/changeLastTokenInside.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+languageId: plaintext
+command:
+  version: 7
+  spokenForm: change last token inside
+  action:
+    name: clearAndSetSelection
+    target:
+      type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - type: ordinalScope
+          scopeType: {type: token}
+          start: -1
+          length: 1
+        - {type: interiorOnly}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: false
+initialState:
+  documentContents: "'hello world'"
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: "'hello '"
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 7}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 7}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/EveryScopeStage.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/EveryScopeStage.ts
index 32f78df186..1f529138d7 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/EveryScopeStage.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/EveryScopeStage.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ export class EveryScopeStage implements ModifierStage {
 
       if (
         scopes.length === 1 &&
-        scopes[0].domain.contains(target.contentRange)
+        scopes[0].domain.contains(target.contentRange) &&
+        !target.hasExplicitScopeType
       ) {
         // If the only scope that came back completely contains the input target
         // range, we treat the input as if it had no explicit range, expanding