diff --git a/source/toy_scope.c b/source/toy_scope.c
index e6bbe71..68f0e49 100644
--- a/source/toy_scope.c
+++ b/source/toy_scope.c
@@ -85,11 +85,12 @@ static Toy_ScopeEntry* adjustScopeEntries(Toy_Scope* scope, unsigned int newCapa
 		return newEntries;
 	}
 
-	//movethe old data into the new block of memory
+	//move the old data into the new block of memory
 	unsigned int oldCapacity = scope->capacity;
 	Toy_ScopeEntry* oldEntries = scope->data;
 	scope->capacity = newCapacity;
 	scope->data = newEntries;
+	scope->count = 0;
 
 	//for each existing entry in the old array, copy it into the new array
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < oldCapacity; i++) {
@@ -146,6 +147,11 @@ void Toy_declareScope(Toy_Scope* scope, Toy_String* key, Toy_ValueType type, Toy
 		return;
 	}
 
+	//expand the table capacity if needed
+	if (scope->count >= scope->capacity * 0.8f) {
+		scope->data = adjustScopeEntries(scope, scope->capacity * TOY_SCOPE_EXPANSION_RATE);
+	}
+
 	value = coerceValueTypesIfAble(type, value);
 
 	//type check
diff --git a/source/toy_scope.h b/source/toy_scope.h
index da30b2e..249366a 100644
--- a/source/toy_scope.h
+++ b/source/toy_scope.h
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ TOY_API void Toy_private_decrementScopeRefCount(Toy_Scope* scope);
 
 //expand when the contents passes a certain percentage (80%) of the capacity
 #ifndef TOY_SCOPE_EXPANSION_THRESHOLD
-#define TOY_SCOPE_EXPANSION_THRESHOLD 0.8f
+#define TOY_SCOPE_EXPANSION_THRESHOLD 0.7f
 #endif
diff --git a/source/toy_table.h b/source/toy_table.h
index df46000..4335b5a 100644
--- a/source/toy_table.h
+++ b/source/toy_table.h
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ TOY_API Toy_TableEntry* Toy_private_lookupTableEntryPtr(Toy_Table** tableHandle,
 
 //expand when the contents passes a certain percentage (80%) of the capacity
 #ifndef TOY_TABLE_EXPANSION_THRESHOLD
-#define TOY_TABLE_EXPANSION_THRESHOLD 0.8f
+#define TOY_TABLE_EXPANSION_THRESHOLD 0.7f
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/units/test_table.c b/tests/units/test_table.c
index ad1d753..a88a450 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_table.c
+++ b/tests/units/test_table.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ int test_table_expansions_under_stress(void) {
 
 		//check the state
 		if (table == NULL ||
-			table->capacity != 512 ||
+			table->capacity != 1024 ||
 			table->count != 400 ||
 
 			TOY_VALUE_IS_INTEGER(result) != true ||