diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c862d4a..3d4f354 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -145,8 +145,4 @@ dmypy.json
 cython_debug/
 
 # PyCharm
-#  JetBrains specific template is maintained in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
-#  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
-#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
-#  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
-#.idea/
+.idea/
diff --git a/src/pytsql/grammar/tsqlParser.py b/src/pytsql/grammar/tsqlParser.py
index fbf7127..c5474ac 100644
--- a/src/pytsql/grammar/tsqlParser.py
+++ b/src/pytsql/grammar/tsqlParser.py
@@ -24890,6 +24890,13 @@ def getRuleIndex(self):
             return tsqlParser.RULE_data_type
 
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_top_level_statement(node: ParserRuleContext):
+        """Check wether node is a top level SQL statement."""
+        cur = node.parentCtx
+        while isinstance(cur, tsqlParser.Sql_clauseContext) or isinstance(cur, tsqlParser.Sql_clausesContext):
+            cur = cur.parentCtx
+        return isinstance(cur, tsqlParser.BatchContext)
 
 
     def data_type(self):
diff --git a/src/pytsql/tsql.py b/src/pytsql/tsql.py
index 910f4dc..7fdaaf2 100644
--- a/src/pytsql/tsql.py
+++ b/src/pytsql/tsql.py
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ def visitChildren(self, node: antlr4.ParserRuleContext) -> List[str]:
         else:
             result = super().visitChildren(node)
 
-        if isinstance(node, tsqlParser.Declare_statementContext):
+        if isinstance(
+            node, tsqlParser.Declare_statementContext
+        ) and tsqlParser.is_top_level_statement(node):
             self.dynamics.extend(result)
 
         return result
diff --git a/tests/integration/conftest.py b/tests/integration/conftest.py
index 696b28f..074b121 100644
--- a/tests/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
 
 def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
     if "backend" in metafunc.fixturenames:
-        metafunc.parametrize(
-            "backend", [metafunc.config.getoption("backend")], scope="module"
-        )
+        try:
+            metafunc.parametrize(
+                "backend", [metafunc.config.getoption("backend")], scope="module"
+            )
+        except ValueError:
+            # some metafunc.config objects don't have an option "backend"
+            metafunc.parametrize(
+                "backend", ["default_backend"], scope="module"
+            )
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_multiple_statements.py b/tests/integration/test_multiple_statements.py
index 7a07b8a..26fd6f6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_multiple_statements.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_multiple_statements.py
@@ -156,6 +156,49 @@ def test_multiple_uses(engine):
     assert "table4" in test_database_names
 
 
+def test_stored_procedure_declaration(engine):
+    statement = """
+    DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS stored_procedure_declaration
+    CREATE DATABASE stored_procedure_declaration
+    USE stored_procedure_declaration
+GO
+
+/****** Object:  Table [dbo].[table1]    Script Date: 2/23/2021 2:48:02 PM ******/
+CREATE PROCEDURE CREATEALLDATES
+    (
+        @StartDate AS DATE, @EndDate AS DATE
+    ) AS
+    DECLARE @Current AS DATE = DATEADD(DD, 0, @StartDate); DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ##alldates CREATE TABLE ##alldates (
+        dt DATE PRIMARY KEY
+    ) WHILE @Current <= @EndDate BEGIN
+    INSERT INTO ##alldates
+    VALUES (@Current);
+    SET @Current = DATEADD(DD, 1, @Current) -- add 1 to current day
+END
+GO
+IF OBJECT_ID ( N'dbo.get_db_sampling_factor' , N'FN' ) IS NOT NULL DROP FUNCTION get_db_sampling_factor ;
+GO
+"""
+    executes(statement, engine, None)
+
+
+def test_top_level_declaration(engine):
+    statement = """
+    DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS top_level_declaration
+    CREATE DATABASE top_level_declaration
+    USE top_level_declaration
+GO
+
+DECLARE @Current AS DATE = '2022-01-01'
+GO
+SELECT @Current as a INTO dummy01
+GO
+SELECT @Current as b INTO dummy02
+GO
+"""
+    executes(statement, engine, None)
+
+
 def get_table(
     engine: Engine, table_name: str, schema: Optional[str] = None
 ) -> sa.Table:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_dynamics.py b/tests/unit/test_dynamics.py
index e351c1a..6327e1c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_dynamics.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_dynamics.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def test_declaration_in_control_flow():
     seed = """
     IF 1 = 1
         DECLARE @A INT = 5
-    SELECT * FROM x
+    SELECT @A
     """
     splits = _split(seed)
     assert len(splits) == 2
@@ -15,12 +15,28 @@ def test_declaration_in_control_flow():
     assert_strings_equal_disregarding_whitespace(
         splits[0], "IF 1 = 1 DECLARE @A INT = 5"
     )
+    # unfortunately we can't be right here because otherwise we would need to get
+    # the output of the declaration
     assert_strings_equal_disregarding_whitespace(
         splits[1],
-        """
+        """SELECT @A""",
+    )
+
+
+def test_select_in_control_flow():
+    seed = """
+    IF 1 = 0
+    BEGIN
         DECLARE @A INT = 5
         SELECT * FROM x
-        """,
+    END
+    """
+    splits = _split(seed)
+    assert len(splits) == 1
+
+    # this is beyond the complexity we want to manage with isolate_top_level_statements=True
+    assert_strings_equal_disregarding_whitespace(
+        splits[0], "IF 1 = 0 BEGIN DECLARE @A INT = 5 SELECT * FROM x END"
     )