diff --git a/src/container.ts b/src/container.ts
index f7a95df..b7f953d 100644
--- a/src/container.ts
+++ b/src/container.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {type InjectionConfig, isConfigLike} from './config'
-import {assert, ErrorMessage, expectNever, invariant} from './errors'
+import {assert, ErrorMessage, expectNever} from './errors'
 import type {Injections} from './injection'
 import {useInjectionContext, withInjectionContext} from './injection-context'
 import {getMetadata} from './metadata'
@@ -179,59 +179,41 @@ export class Container {
   }
 
   #resolveScopedInstance<T>({token, scope = this.defaultScope}: InjectionConfig<T>, instantiate: () => T): T {
-    let resolvedScope = scope
-    let context = useInjectionContext()
-    if (context) {
-      if (context.container != this) {
-        return withInjectionContext({
-          container: this,
-          resolution: {
-            ...context.resolution,
-            instances: new Map(),
-          },
-        }, () => this.#resolveScopedInstance({token, scope}, instantiate))
-      }
-      const resolution = context.resolution
-      if (resolution.stack.has(token)) {
-        if (resolution.dependents.has(token)) {
-          return resolution.dependents.get(token)
-        }
-        assert(false, ErrorMessage.CircularDependency, token.name)
-      }
-      if (resolvedScope == InjectionScope.Inherited) {
-        const dependentFrame = resolution.stack.peek()
-        invariant(dependentFrame)
-        resolvedScope = dependentFrame.scope
-      }
-    }
-    else {
-      if (resolvedScope == InjectionScope.Inherited) {
-        resolvedScope = InjectionScope.Transient
-      }
-      context = {
+    const context = useInjectionContext()
+
+    if (!context || context.container != this) {
+      return withInjectionContext({
         container: this,
         resolution: {
           stack: new Stack(),
           instances: new Map(),
           dependents: new Map(),
         },
-      }
+      }, () => this.#resolveScopedInstance({token, scope}, instantiate))
     }
-    const instantiateWithContext = () => {
-      const hasContext = !!useInjectionContext()
-      if (hasContext) {
-        return instantiate()
+
+    const resolution = context.resolution
+
+    if (resolution.stack.has(token)) {
+      if (resolution.dependents.has(token)) {
+        return resolution.dependents.get(token)
       }
-      return withInjectionContext(context, instantiate)
+      assert(false, ErrorMessage.CircularDependency, token.name)
     }
-    const resolution = context.resolution
+
+    let resolvedScope = scope
+    if (resolvedScope == InjectionScope.Inherited) {
+      const dependentFrame = resolution.stack.peek()
+      resolvedScope = dependentFrame?.scope || InjectionScope.Transient
+    }
+
     resolution.stack.push(token, {token, scope: resolvedScope})
     try {
       if (resolvedScope == InjectionScope.Container) {
         if (this.#instanceCache.has(token)) {
           return this.#instanceCache.get(token)
         }
-        const instance = instantiateWithContext()
+        const instance = instantiate()
         this.#instanceCache.set(token, instance)
         return instance
       }
@@ -239,17 +221,17 @@ export class Container {
         if (resolution.instances.has(token)) {
           return resolution.instances.get(token)
         }
-        const instance = instantiateWithContext()
+        const instance = instantiate()
         resolution.instances.set(token, instance)
         return instance
       }
       else if (resolvedScope == InjectionScope.Transient) {
-        return instantiateWithContext()
+        return instantiate()
       }
+      expectNever(resolvedScope)
     }
     finally {
       resolution.stack.pop()
     }
-    expectNever(resolvedScope)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/errors.ts b/src/errors.ts
index 5dbde59..90bdd65 100644
--- a/src/errors.ts
+++ b/src/errors.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export const ErrorMessage = {
   ReservedToken: 'reserved token:',
   UnresolvableToken: 'unresolvable token:',
   CircularDependency: 'circular dependency:',
+  InvariantViolation: 'invariant violation',
   InjectOutsideOfContext: 'inject outside of context',
 } as const
 
@@ -11,12 +12,6 @@ export function assert(condition: unknown, ...args: any[]): asserts condition {
   }
 }
 
-export function invariant(condition: unknown): asserts condition {
-  if (!condition) {
-    throw new Error('invariant violation')
-  }
-}
-
 export function expectNever(value: never): never {
   throw new TypeError('unexpected value: ' + value)
 }
diff --git a/src/inject.ts b/src/inject.ts
index de2bd84..4688469 100644
--- a/src/inject.ts
+++ b/src/inject.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {assert, ErrorMessage, invariant} from './errors'
+import {assert, ErrorMessage} from './errors'
 import type {Injections} from './injection'
 import {useInjectionContext} from './injection-context'
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export namespace inject {
     assert(context, ErrorMessage.InjectOutsideOfContext)
     const resolution = context.resolution
     const currentFrame = resolution.stack.peek()
-    invariant(currentFrame)
+    assert(currentFrame, ErrorMessage.InvariantViolation)
     resolution.dependents.set(currentFrame.token, thisArg)
     try {
       return inject(...injections)