diff --git a/chronicles.nim b/chronicles.nim
index 7b184e3..8b8f46a 100644
--- a/chronicles.nim
+++ b/chronicles.nim
@@ -71,10 +71,16 @@ macro logScopeIMPL(prevScopes: typed,
     result.add chroniclesExportNode
 
   let activeScope = id("activeChroniclesScope", isPublic)
-  result.add quote do:
-    template `activeScope` {.used.} =
-      `newRevision`
-      `newAssingments`
+  when defined(nimHasTemplateRedefinitionPragma):
+    result.add quote do:
+      template `activeScope` {.redefine, used.} =
+        `newRevision`
+        `newAssingments`
+  else:
+    result.add quote do:
+      template `activeScope` {.used.} =
+        `newRevision`
+        `newAssingments`
 
 template logScope*(newBindings: untyped) {.dirty.} =
   bind bindSym, logScopeIMPL, brForceOpen
@@ -411,4 +417,4 @@ logFn fatal , LogLevel.FATAL
 # * dynamic scope overrides (plus maybe an option to control the priority
 #                            between dynamic and lexical bindings)
 #
-# * implement some of the leading standardized structured logging formats
+# * implement some of the leading standardized structured logging formats
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