diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase1.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase1.plan
index 494b208..76fd0bd 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase1.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase1.plan
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
                           -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                     }
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC), $$6(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC), $$4(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$23]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$1][$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$1][$$4]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$1]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                                       -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$4]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- RUNNING_AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$24(DESC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@
                                                   -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                                               }
                                         -- HASH_PARTITION_MERGE_EXCHANGE MERGE:[$$30(ASC)] HASH:[$$30]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$5]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$3]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   {
                                                     -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                                                       -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                                                   }
                                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$5(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$3(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                     -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inlined_q18_large_volume_customer.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inlined_q18_large_volume_customer.plan
index 0713f96..0c7b95d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inlined_q18_large_volume_customer.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inlined_q18_large_volume_customer.plan
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$57][$$4]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$57][$$3]  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$57]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                                                               -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                                   -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$4]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$3]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj b/asterix-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj
index 2a5f534..bba35cb 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj
@@ -1835,21 +1835,14 @@
 	extendCurrentScope();
 }
 {
-    "for" varExp = Variable()
-    {
-     	getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(varExp.getVar());
-	}
-	("at" varPos = Variable()
-	  {
-	     getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(varPos.getVar());
-	  } 
-	 )? 
-      "in" ( inExp = Expression() )
+    "for" varExp = Variable() ("at" varPos = Variable())?  "in" ( inExp = Expression() )
     {
       fc.setVarExpr(varExp);
+      getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(varExp.getVar());
       fc.setInExpr(inExp);
       if (varPos != null) {
         fc.setPosExpr(varPos);
+	    getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(varPos.getVar());
       }
       return fc;
     }