diff --git a/Compiler/src/Compiler.cpp b/Compiler/src/Compiler.cpp
index a73490a0..cc605e87 100644
--- a/Compiler/src/Compiler.cpp
+++ b/Compiler/src/Compiler.cpp
@@ -1509,18 +1509,19 @@ struct Compiler
         if (formatStringIndex < 0)
             CompileError::raise(expr->location, "Exceeded constant limit; simplify the code to compile");
 
-
-        bytecode.emitABC(LOP_LOADK, target, formatStringIndex, 0);
-
         // INTERP CODE REVIEW: Why do I need this?
         // If I don't, it emits `LOADK R1 K1` instead of `LOADK R2 K1`,
         // and it gives the error "missing argument 2".
         allocReg(expr, 1);
 
-        RegScope rs(this);
+        // bytecode.emitABC(LOP_LOADK, target, formatStringIndex, 0);
+        emitLoadK(target, formatStringIndex);
 
         for (AstExpr* expression : expr->expressions)
-            compileExprAuto(expression, rs);
+        {
+            uint8_t reg = allocReg(expression, 1);
+            compileExpr(expression, reg, targetTemp);
+        }
 
         BytecodeBuilder::StringRef formatMethod = sref(AstName("format"));
 
diff --git a/tests/conformance/stringinterp.lua b/tests/conformance/stringinterp.lua
index a36becd4..e691ed96 100644
--- a/tests/conformance/stringinterp.lua
+++ b/tests/conformance/stringinterp.lua
@@ -22,11 +22,17 @@ assertEq(`true = {true}`, "true = true")
 -- -- assert(string.find(`{{ "nested braces!" }}`, "table"))
 
 -- local name = "Luau"
--- assert(`Welcome to {
+-- assertEq(`Welcome to {
 -- 	name
--- }!` == "Welcome to Luau!")
--- assert(`Welcome to \
--- {name}!` == "Welcome to\nLuau!")
+-- }!`, "Welcome to Luau!")
+
+local nameNotConstantEvaluated = (function() return "Luau" end)()
+assertEq(`Welcome to {nameNotConstantEvaluated}!`, "Welcome to Luau!")
+
+-- assertEq(`This {local} does not exist`, "This nil does not exist")
+
+-- assertEq(`Welcome to \
+-- {name}!`, "Welcome to\nLuau!")
 
 -- assert(`Escaped brace: \{} ({1})` == "Escaped brace: { (1)")
 -- assert(`Backslash \ that escapes the space is not a part of the string... ({2})` == "Backslash  that escapes the space is not a part of the string... (2)")