diff --git a/src/component/directive.ts b/src/component/directive.ts
index 72aae3c3..7d8e7fb7 100644
--- a/src/component/directive.ts
+++ b/src/component/directive.ts
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ QWeb.addDirective({
               isInSubComponent = true;
               break;
             }
+            el = el.parentElement;
           }
           if (isInSubComponent) {
             continue;
diff --git a/tests/component/slots.test.ts b/tests/component/slots.test.ts
index ff1950b5..de6b0221 100644
--- a/tests/component/slots.test.ts
+++ b/tests/component/slots.test.ts
@@ -1052,4 +1052,37 @@ describe("t-slot directive", () => {
       "<div><child><p>Ablip</p>default2<child>default1<p>Bblip</p></child></child></div>"
     );
   });
+
+  test("named slot inside slot, part 3", async () => {
+    class Child extends Component {
+      static template = xml`
+        <div>
+          <t t-slot="brol"/>
+          <t t-slot="default"/>
+        </div>`;
+    }
+    class Parent extends Component {
+      static template = xml`
+        <div>
+          <Child>
+            <t t-set-slot="brol">
+              <p>A<t t-esc="value"/></p>
+            </t>
+            <Child>
+              <t>
+                <t t-set-slot="brol">
+                  <p>B<t t-esc="value"/></p>
+                </t>
+              </t>
+            </Child>
+          </Child>
+        </div>`;
+      static components = { Child };
+      value = "blip";
+    }
+    const parent = new Parent();
+    await parent.mount(fixture);
+
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div><div><p>Ablip</p><div><p>Bblip</p></div></div></div>");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tools/release.js b/tools/release.js
index c1a69e75..7681fd61 100644
--- a/tools/release.js
+++ b/tools/release.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async function startRelease() {
 
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  log('Step 7/${STEPS}: Creating the release...');
+  log(`Step 7/${STEPS}: Creating the release...`);
   const relaseResult = await execCommand(`gh release create v${next} dist/*.js ${draft} -F release-notes.md`);
   if (relaseResult !== 0) {
     log("github release failed. Aborting.");