diff --git a/libyul/optimiser/ForLoopInitRewriter.cpp b/libyul/optimiser/ForLoopInitRewriter.cpp
index 80d39248c..36d5db681 100644
--- a/libyul/optimiser/ForLoopInitRewriter.cpp
+++ b/libyul/optimiser/ForLoopInitRewriter.cpp
@@ -27,17 +27,24 @@ void ForLoopInitRewriter::operator()(Block& _block)
 {
 	iterateReplacing(
 		_block.statements,
-		[](Statement& _stmt) -> boost::optional<vector<Statement>>
+		[&](Statement& _stmt) -> boost::optional<vector<Statement>>
 		{
 			if (_stmt.type() == typeid(ForLoop))
 			{
 				auto& forLoop = boost::get<ForLoop>(_stmt);
+				(*this)(forLoop.pre);
+				(*this)(forLoop.body);
+				(*this)(forLoop.post);
 				vector<Statement> rewrite;
 				swap(rewrite, forLoop.pre.statements);
 				rewrite.emplace_back(move(forLoop));
 				return rewrite;
 			}
-			return {};
+			else
+			{
+				visit(_stmt);
+				return {};
+			}
 		}
 	);
 }
diff --git a/test/libyul/yulOptimizerTests/forLoopInitRewriter/nested.yul b/test/libyul/yulOptimizerTests/forLoopInitRewriter/nested.yul
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f7aa0892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libyul/yulOptimizerTests/forLoopInitRewriter/nested.yul
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  let random := 42
+  for {
+    for { let a := 1} iszero(eq(a,10)) {} {
+      a := add(a, 1)
+    }
+	let b := 1
+  } iszero(eq(b, 10)) {
+    for { let c := 1 } iszero(eq(c,2)) { c := add(c, 1) } {
+      b := add(b, 1)
+    }
+  } {
+    mstore(b,b)
+  }
+}
+// ----
+// forLoopInitRewriter
+// {
+//     let random := 42
+//     let a := 1
+//     for {
+//     }
+//     iszero(eq(a, 10))
+//     {
+//     }
+//     {
+//         a := add(a, 1)
+//     }
+//     let b := 1
+//     for {
+//     }
+//     iszero(eq(b, 10))
+//     {
+//         let c := 1
+//         for {
+//         }
+//         iszero(eq(c, 2))
+//         {
+//             c := add(c, 1)
+//         }
+//         {
+//             b := add(b, 1)
+//         }
+//     }
+//     {
+//         mstore(b, b)
+//     }
+// }
diff --git a/test/libyul/yulOptimizerTests/fullSuite/abi_example1.yul b/test/libyul/yulOptimizerTests/fullSuite/abi_example1.yul
index a34da1980..573e78686 100644
--- a/test/libyul/yulOptimizerTests/fullSuite/abi_example1.yul
+++ b/test/libyul/yulOptimizerTests/fullSuite/abi_example1.yul
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@
 //         let abi_encode_pos_590 := 64
 //         abi_encode_pos := abi_encode_pos_590
 //         let abi_encode_srcPtr := add(_485, _1)
+//         let abi_encode_i_69 := _2
 //         for {
-//             let abi_encode_i_69 := _2
 //         }
 //         lt(abi_encode_i_69, abi_encode_length_68)
 //         {
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@
 //             let abi_encode_pos_71_1037 := abi_encode_pos
 //             let abi_encode_length_72_1038 := 0x3
 //             let abi_encode_srcPtr_73_1039 := _931
+//             let abi_encode_i_74_1040 := _2
 //             for {
-//                 let abi_encode_i_74_1040 := _2
 //             }
 //             lt(abi_encode_i_74_1040, abi_encode_length_72_1038)
 //             {
@@ -544,8 +544,8 @@
 //             {
 //                 revert(_2, _2)
 //             }
+//             let abi_decode_i_33_1052 := _2
 //             for {
-//                 let abi_decode_i_33_1052 := _2
 //             }
 //             lt(abi_decode_i_33_1052, abi_decode_length_30_1046)
 //             {
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@
 //             {
 //                 revert(_2, _2)
 //             }
+//             let abi_decode_i_9_1068 := _2
 //             for {
-//                 let abi_decode_i_9_1068 := _2
 //             }
 //             lt(abi_decode_i_9_1068, abi_decode_length_6_1058)
 //             {
@@ -616,8 +616,8 @@
 //                 {
 //                     revert(_2, _2)
 //                 }
+//                 let abi_decode_abi_decode_i_17_1073 := _2
 //                 for {
-//                     let abi_decode_abi_decode_i_17_1073 := _2
 //                 }
 //                 lt(abi_decode_abi_decode_i_17_1073, abi_decode_abi_decode_length_14_1069)
 //                 {