diff --git a/lib/Differentiator/ReverseModeVisitor.cpp b/lib/Differentiator/ReverseModeVisitor.cpp
index 97c78d519..fb1102d66 100644
--- a/lib/Differentiator/ReverseModeVisitor.cpp
+++ b/lib/Differentiator/ReverseModeVisitor.cpp
@@ -2292,7 +2292,15 @@ Expr* getArraySizeExpr(const ArrayType* AT, ASTContext& context,
       StmtDiff RResult;
       // If R has no side effects, it can be just cloned
       // (no need to store it).
-      if (!ShouldRecompute(R)) {
+
+      // Check if the local variable declaration is reference type, since it is
+      // moved to the global scope and the right side should be recomputed
+      bool promoteToFnScope = false;
+      if (auto* RDeclRef = dyn_cast<DeclRefExpr>(R->IgnoreImplicit()))
+        promoteToFnScope = RDeclRef->getDecl()->getType()->isReferenceType() &&
+                           !getCurrentScope()->isFunctionScope();
+
+      if (!ShouldRecompute(R) || promoteToFnScope) {
         RDelayed = std::unique_ptr<DelayedStoreResult>(
             new DelayedStoreResult(DelayedGlobalStoreAndRef(R)));
         RResult = RDelayed->Result;
diff --git a/test/Gradient/Loops.C b/test/Gradient/Loops.C
index d648a1149..7dfd0ba9a 100644
--- a/test/Gradient/Loops.C
+++ b/test/Gradient/Loops.C
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ double fn34(double x, double y){
   double r = 0;
   double a[] = {y, x*y, x*x + y};
   for(auto& i: a){
-    r+=i;
+    r+=i*i;
   }
   return r;
 }
@@ -2724,7 +2724,7 @@ double fn34(double x, double y){
 //CHECK-NEXT:             clad::push(_t3, _d_i);
 //CHECK-NEXT:         }
 //CHECK-NEXT:         clad::push(_t1, r);
-//CHECK-NEXT:         r += *i;
+//CHECK-NEXT:         r += *i * *i;
 //CHECK-NEXT:     }
 //CHECK-NEXT:     _d_r += 1;
 //CHECK-NEXT:     for (; _t0; _t0--) {
@@ -2737,7 +2737,8 @@ double fn34(double x, double y){
 //CHECK-NEXT:             {
 //CHECK-NEXT:                 r = clad::pop(_t1);
 //CHECK-NEXT:                 double _r_d0 = _d_r;
-//CHECK-NEXT:                 *_d_i += _r_d0;
+//CHECK-NEXT:                 *_d_i += _r_d0 * *i;
+//CHECK-NEXT:                 *_d_i += *i * _r_d0;
 //CHECK-NEXT:             }
 //CHECK-NEXT:         }
 //CHECK-NEXT:     }
@@ -2751,6 +2752,7 @@ double fn34(double x, double y){
 //CHECK-NEXT:     }
 //CHECK-NEXT: }
 
+
 double fn35(double x, double y){
   double a[] = {1, 2, 3};
   double sum = 0;
@@ -2901,7 +2903,7 @@ int main() {
   TEST_2(fn32, 3, 5);     // CHECK-EXEC: {45.00, 27.00}
   TEST_2(fn33, 3, 5);     // CHECK-EXEC: {15.00, 9.00}
 
-  TEST_2(fn34, 5, 2); // CHECK-EXEC: {12.00, 7.00}
+  TEST_2(fn34, 2, 2); // CHECK-EXEC: {64.00, 32.00}
   TEST_2(fn35, 1, 1); // CHECK-EXEC: {1.89, 0.00}
 }