diff --git a/examples/hot_reload.rs b/examples/hot_reload.rs
index 3e3df686f..e67204c09 100644
--- a/examples/hot_reload.rs
+++ b/examples/hot_reload.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ fn app(cx: Scope) -> Element {
             Comp{
                 color: "green"
             }
+            {
+                (0..10).map(|i| {
+                    cx.render(rsx!{p{"{i}"}})
+                })
+            }
         }
     })
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-macro/src/lib.rs b/packages/core-macro/src/lib.rs
index e024be7f6..5bbb0d2e2 100644
--- a/packages/core-macro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/core-macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -195,24 +195,26 @@ pub fn rsx(s: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                         let line_num = get_line_num();
                         let rsx_text_index: RsxTextIndex = cx.consume_context().unwrap();
                         // only the insert the rsx text once
-                        // todo: rsx could be conditionally rendered which would brake this
-                        use_state(&cx, || {
+                        if !rsx_text_index.read().contains_key(&line_num){
                             rsx_text_index.insert(
                                 line_num.clone(),
                                 #rsx_text.to_string(),
                             );
-                        });
+                        }
                         LazyNodes::new(move |__cx|{
-                            let read = rsx_text_index.read();
-                            if let Some(text) = read.get(&line_num){
+                            if let Some(text) = {
+                                let read = rsx_text_index.read();
+                                // clone prevents deadlock on nested rsx calls
+                                read.get(&line_num).cloned()
+                            } {
                                 interpert_rsx(
                                     __cx,
                                     &text,
                                     #captured
                                 )
                             }
-                            else{
-                                panic!("rsx: line number {:?} not found", line_num);
+                            else {
+                                panic!("rsx: line number {:?} not found in rsx index", line_num);
                             }
                         })
                     }
diff --git a/packages/rsx_interperter/src/captuered_context.rs b/packages/rsx_interperter/src/captuered_context.rs
index 0ba233396..a2a0930c3 100644
--- a/packages/rsx_interperter/src/captuered_context.rs
+++ b/packages/rsx_interperter/src/captuered_context.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub struct CapturedContextBuilder {
     pub attributes: HashMap<String, IfmtInput>,
     pub text: Vec<IfmtInput>,
     pub components: Vec<Component>,
-    pub iterators: Vec<Expr>,
+    pub iterators: Vec<BodyNode>,
     pub captured_expressions: Vec<Expr>,
     pub listeners: Vec<ElementAttrNamed>,
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl CapturedContextBuilder {
                 let formated: IfmtInput = syn::parse2(tokens).unwrap();
                 captured.text.push(formated);
             }
-            BodyNode::RawExpr(expr) => captured.iterators.push(expr),
+            BodyNode::RawExpr(_) => captured.iterators.push(node),
             BodyNode::Meta(_) => (),
         }
         captured
@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ impl ToTokens for CapturedContextBuilder {
         let compontents_str = components
             .iter()
             .map(|comp| comp.to_token_stream().to_string());
-        let iterators_str = iterators
-            .iter()
-            .map(|expr| expr.to_token_stream().to_string());
+        let iterators_str = iterators.iter().map(|node| match node {
+            BodyNode::RawExpr(expr) => expr.to_token_stream().to_string(),
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        });
         let captured: Vec<_> = attributes
             .iter()
             .map(|(_, fmt)| fmt.named_args.iter())
diff --git a/packages/rsx_interperter/src/interperter.rs b/packages/rsx_interperter/src/interperter.rs
index 4f428eeff..a84ccb316 100644
--- a/packages/rsx_interperter/src/interperter.rs
+++ b/packages/rsx_interperter/src/interperter.rs
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ pub fn build<'a>(
     factory: &NodeFactory<'a>,
 ) -> VNode<'a> {
     let children_built = factory.bump().alloc(Vec::new());
-    for (i, child) in rsx.roots.into_iter().enumerate() {
-        children_built.push(build_node(child, &mut ctx, factory, i.to_string().as_str()));
+    for child in rsx.roots {
+        children_built.push(build_node(child, &mut ctx, factory));
     }
     factory.fragment_from_iter(children_built.iter())
 }
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ fn build_node<'a>(
     node: BodyNode,
     ctx: &mut CapturedContext<'a>,
     factory: &NodeFactory<'a>,
-    key: &str,
 ) -> Option<VNode<'a>> {
     let bump = factory.bump();
     match node {
@@ -173,8 +172,8 @@ fn build_node<'a>(
                 };
             }
             let children = bump.alloc(Vec::new());
-            for (i, child) in el.children.into_iter().enumerate() {
-                let node = build_node(child, ctx, factory, i.to_string().as_str());
+            for child in el.children {
+                let node = build_node(child, ctx, factory);
                 if let Some(node) = node {
                     children.push(node);
                 }
@@ -229,7 +228,22 @@ fn build_node<'a>(
                 panic!("could not resolve component {:?}", comp.name);
             }
         }
-        BodyNode::RawExpr(_) => todo!(),
+        BodyNode::RawExpr(iterator) => {
+            if let Some(idx) = ctx
+                .iterators
+                .iter()
+                .position(|(code, _)| parse_str::<Expr>(*code).unwrap() == iterator)
+            {
+                let (_, vnode) = ctx.iterators.remove(idx);
+                Some(vnode)
+            } else {
+                panic!(
+                    "could not resolve iterator {} \n fron {:?}",
+                    iterator.to_token_stream(),
+                    ctx.iterators.iter().map(|(s, _)| s).collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                );
+            }
+        }
         BodyNode::Meta(_) => todo!(),
     }
 }