diff --git a/plugins/syntaxtest_dev.py b/plugins/syntaxtest_dev.py
index f5a68a76..af6c8fb0 100644
--- a/plugins/syntaxtest_dev.py
+++ b/plugins/syntaxtest_dev.py
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ def _split_scope(scope, *, trim_suffix=False):
     def _insert(cls, forest, region, scopes):
         if scopes:
             first, *rest = scopes
-            if forest and forest[-1].scope == first:
+            if forest and forest[-1].scope == first and forest[-1].region.b == region.a:
                 forest[-1].region = forest[-1].region.cover(region)
             else:
                 forest.append(cls(region, first))