diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs
index da046e4..1734b9b 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs
@@ -94,25 +94,26 @@ impl ScopeResolver {
       },
       Literal(_) => (),
       TupleStruct(name, patterns) => {
-        self.qualified_name(name);
+        self.qualified_name_in_pattern(name);
         for pat in patterns {
           self.pattern(pat)?;
         }
       },
       Record(name, key_patterns) => {
-        self.qualified_name(name);
+        self.qualified_name_in_pattern(name);
         for (_, pat) in key_patterns {
           self.pattern(pat)?;
         }
       },
       VarOrName(name) => {
-        self.qualified_name(name);
+        self.qualified_name_in_pattern(name);
       },
     };
     Ok(())
   }
 
-  fn qualified_name(&mut self, meta_qualified_name: &mut Meta<QualifiedName>, ) {
+  /// this might be a variable or a pattern. if a variable, set to none
+  fn qualified_name_in_pattern(&mut self, meta_qualified_name: &mut Meta<QualifiedName>, ) {
     let inner_name = meta_qualified_name.node();
     let fqsn = lookup_name_in_scope(inner_name);
     meta_qualified_name.fqsn = Some(fqsn);