diff --git a/src/core/sheerka/Sheerka.py b/src/core/sheerka/Sheerka.py
index 11ad864..818f0c4 100644
--- a/src/core/sheerka/Sheerka.py
+++ b/src/core/sheerka/Sheerka.py
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class Sheerka(Concept):
         }
         self.sheerka_pipeables = {}
 
+        self.locals = {}
+
     @property
     def resolved_concepts_by_first_keyword(self):
         """
diff --git a/src/evaluators/PythonEvaluator.py b/src/evaluators/PythonEvaluator.py
index 8b7cefb..85263a2 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/PythonEvaluator.py
+++ b/src/evaluators/PythonEvaluator.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class PythonEvaluator(OneReturnValueEvaluator):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__(self.NAME, [BuiltinConcepts.EVALUATION], 50)
-        self.locals = {}
+        self.globals = {}
 
     def matches(self, context, return_value):
         return return_value.status and \
@@ -65,19 +65,18 @@ class PythonEvaluator(OneReturnValueEvaluator):
                     not_for_me = context.sheerka.new(BuiltinConcepts.NOT_FOR_ME, body=node)
                     return sheerka.ret(self.name, False, not_for_me, parents=[return_value])
 
-            # get locals
+            # get globals
             my_globals = self.get_globals(context, node)
-            my_locals = {}
             context.log(f"globals={my_globals}", self.name)
 
             # eval
             if isinstance(node.ast_, ast.Expression):
                 context.log("Evaluating using 'eval'.", self.name)
                 compiled = compile(node.ast_, "<string>", "eval")
-                evaluated = eval(compiled, my_globals, my_locals)
+                evaluated = eval(compiled, my_globals, sheerka.locals)
             else:
                 context.log("Evaluating using 'exec'.", self.name)
-                evaluated = self.exec_with_return(node.ast_, my_globals, my_locals)
+                evaluated = self.exec_with_return(node.ast_, my_globals, sheerka.locals)
 
             context.log(f"{evaluated=}", self.name)
             return sheerka.ret(self.name, True, evaluated, parents=[return_value])
@@ -99,8 +98,8 @@ class PythonEvaluator(OneReturnValueEvaluator):
         self.update_globals_with_context(my_globals, context)
         self.update_globals_with_node(my_globals, context, node)
 
-        if self.locals:  # when extra values are given. Add them
-            my_globals.update(self.locals)
+        if self.globals:  # when extra values are given. Add them
+            my_globals.update(self.globals)
 
         my_globals["sheerka"] = Expando(method_from_sheerka)  # it's the last, so I cannot be overridden
         return my_globals
diff --git a/tests/evaluators/test_PythonEvaluator.py b/tests/evaluators/test_PythonEvaluator.py
index f4be56d..5f17ff0 100644
--- a/tests/evaluators/test_PythonEvaluator.py
+++ b/tests/evaluators/test_PythonEvaluator.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class TestPythonEvaluator(TestUsingMemoryBasedSheerka):
 
         parsed = PythonParser().parse(context, ParserInput("get_concept_name(c:foo:)"))
         python_evaluator = PythonEvaluator()
-        python_evaluator.locals["get_concept_name"] = get_concept_name
+        python_evaluator.globals["get_concept_name"] = get_concept_name
         evaluated = python_evaluator.eval(context, parsed)
 
         assert evaluated.status
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class TestPythonEvaluator(TestUsingMemoryBasedSheerka):
         # sanity, does not work otherwise
         parsed = PythonParser().parse(context, ParserInput("get_concept_name(foo)"))
         python_evaluator = PythonEvaluator()
-        python_evaluator.locals["get_concept_name"] = get_concept_name
+        python_evaluator.globals["get_concept_name"] = get_concept_name
         evaluated = python_evaluator.eval(context, parsed)
 
         assert not evaluated.status
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ class TestPythonEvaluator(TestUsingMemoryBasedSheerka):
         assert evaluated.status
         assert sheerka.get_concepts_weights(BuiltinConcepts.PRECEDENCE) == {'1001': 1, '1002': 2}
 
+    def test_i_can_define_variables(self):
+        sheerka, context = self.init_concepts()
+        parsed = PythonParser().parse(context, ParserInput("a=10"))
+        python_evaluator = PythonEvaluator()
+
+        python_evaluator.eval(context, parsed)
+
+        parsed = PythonParser().parse(context, ParserInput("a"))
+        evaluated = python_evaluator.eval(context, parsed)
+
+        assert evaluated.status
+        assert evaluated.body == 10
 
     # @pytest.mark.parametrize("text, concept_key, concept_id, use_concept", [
     #     ("__C__key__C__", "key", None, False),