diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index 3901c8b..ad14379 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
     def compile_eval(self, expr):
         expr.pop(0)
         return self.compile(HyExpression([
-            HySymbol("hy_eval")] + expr + [HyExpression([HySymbol("globals")])
-        ]).replace(expr))
+            HySymbol("hy_eval")] + expr + [
+                HyExpression([HySymbol("locals")])]).replace(expr))
 
     @builds("do")
     @builds("progn")
diff --git a/hy/importer.py b/hy/importer.py
index 94ed984..ee9c405 100644
--- a/hy/importer.py
+++ b/hy/importer.py
@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@ def import_file_to_hst(fpath):
 
 def import_file_to_ast(fpath):
     tree = import_file_to_hst(fpath)
-    ast = hy_compile(tree)
-    return ast
+    _ast = hy_compile(tree)
+    return _ast
 
 
 def import_string_to_ast(buff):
     tree = import_buffer_to_hst(StringIO(buff))
-    ast = hy_compile(tree)
-    return ast
+    _ast = hy_compile(tree)
+    return _ast
 
 
 def import_file_to_module(name, fpath):
-    ast = import_file_to_ast(fpath)
+    _ast = import_file_to_ast(fpath)
     mod = imp.new_module(name)
     mod.__file__ = fpath
-    eval(compile(ast, fpath, "exec"), mod.__dict__)
+    eval(compile(_ast, fpath, "exec"), mod.__dict__)
     return mod
 
 
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/language.hy b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
index c835605..4a62524 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/language.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
@@ -511,6 +511,19 @@
                  ((fn [] 1))))))
 
 
+(defn test-eval []
+  "NATIVE: test eval"
+  (import-from hy.importer hy-eval)  ; XXX: Fix this!!!!!
+  (import-from hy HyExpression HyInteger HySymbol)
+  (assert (= 2 (eval (quote (+ 1 1)))))
+  (setf x 2)
+  (assert (= 4 (eval (quote (+ x 2)))))
+  (setf test-payload (quote (+ x 2)))
+  (setf x 4)
+  (assert (= 6 (eval test-payload))))
+
+
+
 ; FEATURE: native hy-eval
 ;
 ;   - related to bug #64