diff --git a/reclass/core.py b/reclass/core.py
index 2facfbe..bc89738 100644
--- a/reclass/core.py
+++ b/reclass/core.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
                     e.uri = entity.uri
                     raise
 
-                descent = self._recurse_entity(class_entity, context=merge_base, seen=seen,
+                descent = self._recurse_entity(class_entity, context=context, seen=seen,
                                                nodename=nodename, environment=environment)
                 # on every iteration, we merge the result of the recursive
                 # descent into what we have so far…