diff --git a/bolt/runtime.py b/bolt/runtime.py
index 219aa4b..ca03643 100644
--- a/bolt/runtime.py
+++ b/bolt/runtime.py
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ def from_module_import(self, resource_location: str, *args: str) -> Any:
     def get_nested_location(self) -> str:
         """Return the resource location associated with the current level of nesting."""
         root, relative_path = NestedLocationResolver.concat_nested_path(
-            self.walk_location_hierarchy()
+            NestedLocationResolver.walk_location_hierarchy(
+                self.spec, reversed(self.nesting)
+            )
         )
 
         if not root:
@@ -195,21 +197,6 @@ def get_nested_location(self) -> str:
         )
         return f"{namespace}:{resolved}"
 
-    def walk_location_hierarchy(self) -> Iterator[AstResourceLocation]:
-        """Yield resource locations contributing to the current nested context."""
-        for identifier, arguments in reversed(self.nesting):
-            prototype = self.spec.prototypes[identifier]
-
-            for i, argument_node in enumerate(arguments):
-                node = self.spec.tree.get(prototype.get_argument(i).scope)
-                if (
-                    node
-                    and node.parser == "minecraft:function"
-                    and isinstance(argument_node, AstResourceLocation)
-                ):
-                    yield argument_node
-                    break
-
     def finalize(self, ctx: Context):
         """Plugin that runs at the end of the build."""
         try:
diff --git a/examples/bolt_nested_location/src/data/ref/functions/foo.mcfunction b/examples/bolt_nested_location/src/data/ref/functions/foo.mcfunction
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2ad313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/bolt_nested_location/src/data/ref/functions/foo.mcfunction
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+x = ""
+
+function ~/{x}
+function ~/thing{x}
+function ~/../thing{x}
+
+function ref:bar:
+    function ~/{x}
+    function ~/thing{x}
+    function ~/../thing{x}
+
+    append function ~/thing{x}:
+        function #~/aaa{x}
+
+function ./wat:
+    function ~/{x}
+    function ~/thing{x}
+    function ~/../thing{x}
+
+    append function ~/thing{x}:
+        function #~/bbb{x}
+
+function ~/this{x}:
+    function ~/{x}
+    function ~/thing{x}
+    function ~/../thing{x}
+
+    append function ~/thing{x}:
+        function #~/ccc{x}
+
+function ~/../upthis{x}:
+    function ~/{x}
+    function ~/thing{x}
+    function ~/../thing{x}
+
+    append function ~/thing{x}:
+        function #~/ddd{x}
+
+execute if function ~/condition{x} run function ~/action{x}
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index a2c111a..8a0e1c4 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -714,14 +714,14 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mecha"
-version = "0.86.0"
+version = "0.86.5"
 description = "A powerful Minecraft command library"
 category = "main"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.10,<4.0"
 files = [
-    {file = "mecha-0.86.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:75f8b1f6bd3a197c379bfbb96b3018585cc7d39134f9054861b232eefd8c4eef"},
-    {file = "mecha-0.86.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:69177b1f46ada51f31830adf42f6fc743505d4ff494b774718016c58460468c6"},
+    {file = "mecha-0.86.5-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9e7bda76d5882c7202addae84600db4f1fd537d34730d7c5d4140a1b0eb70a4a"},
+    {file = "mecha-0.86.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:070878948f678f88d63194fadb9600b4df562e26a1433f67b1827f4cec9c397b"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -1581,4 +1581,4 @@ testing = ["big-O", "jaraco.functools", "jaraco.itertools", "more-itertools", "p
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.10"
-content-hash = "51bd7a524a33410ea80a59619fd50bfad30a9a2f3b21cbb73e156bb680d01801"
+content-hash = "84cedb2f8ea26149e38a25c300823e73461610b4c8b7fec0aef681c430f3a6d6"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5b516c0..0753f0a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ include = ["bolt/py.typed"]
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.10"
 beet = ">=0.100.0"
-mecha = ">=0.86.0"
+mecha = ">=0.86.5"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 pytest = "^7.4.3"
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/examples__build_bolt_nested_location__0.pack.md b/tests/snapshots/examples__build_bolt_nested_location__0.pack.md
index cd35f21..8b51757 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/examples__build_bolt_nested_location__0.pack.md
+++ b/tests/snapshots/examples__build_bolt_nested_location__0.pack.md
@@ -48,3 +48,70 @@ schedule function demo:foo/thing1/blob 2s append
 ```mcfunction
 execute if predicate demo:welp run say yes
 ```
+
+### ref
+
+`@function ref:foo`
+
+```mcfunction
+function ref:foo
+function ref:foo/thing
+function ref:thing
+execute if function ref:foo/condition run function ref:foo/action
+```
+
+`@function ref:bar/thing`
+
+```mcfunction
+function #ref:bar/thing/aaa
+```
+
+`@function ref:wat/thing`
+
+```mcfunction
+function #ref:wat/thing/bbb
+```
+
+`@function ref:foo/this/thing`
+
+```mcfunction
+function #ref:foo/this/thing/ccc
+```
+
+`@function ref:upthis/thing`
+
+```mcfunction
+function #ref:upthis/thing/ddd
+```
+
+`@function ref:bar`
+
+```mcfunction
+function ref:bar
+function ref:bar/thing
+function ref:thing
+```
+
+`@function ref:wat`
+
+```mcfunction
+function ref:wat
+function ref:wat/thing
+function ref:thing
+```
+
+`@function ref:foo/this`
+
+```mcfunction
+function ref:foo/this
+function ref:foo/this/thing
+function ref:foo/thing
+```
+
+`@function ref:upthis`
+
+```mcfunction
+function ref:upthis
+function ref:upthis/thing
+function ref:thing
+```