diff --git a/ipv8/messaging/lazy_payload.py b/ipv8/messaging/lazy_payload.py
index bd417ce95..515ed7678 100644
--- a/ipv8/messaging/lazy_payload.py
+++ b/ipv8/messaging/lazy_payload.py
@@ -230,22 +230,23 @@ def vp_compile(vp_definition: type[T]) -> type[T]:
     """
     # We use ``exec`` purposefully here, disable the pylint warning:
     # ruff: noqa: B010, S102
+    local_scope = locals()
 
     # Load the function definitions into the local scope.
     exec(_compile_init(vp_definition.names, {
         k: v.default
         for k, v in inspect.signature(vp_definition.__init__).parameters.items()
         if v.default is not inspect.Parameter.empty
-    }), globals(), locals())
-    exec(_compile_from_unpack_list(vp_definition, vp_definition.names), globals(), locals())
-    exec(_compile_to_pack_list(vp_definition, vp_definition.format_list, vp_definition.names), globals(), locals())
+    }), globals(), local_scope)
+    exec(_compile_from_unpack_list(vp_definition, vp_definition.names), globals(), local_scope)
+    exec(_compile_to_pack_list(vp_definition, vp_definition.format_list, vp_definition.names), globals(), local_scope)
 
     # Rewrite the class methods from the locally loaded overwrites.
     # from_unpack_list is a classmethod, so we need to scope it properly.
-    setattr(vp_definition, '__init__', locals()['__init__'])
+    setattr(vp_definition, '__init__', local_scope['__init__'])
     setattr(vp_definition, '__match_args__', tuple(vp_definition.names))
-    setattr(vp_definition, 'from_unpack_list', types.MethodType(locals()['from_unpack_list'], vp_definition))
-    setattr(vp_definition, 'to_pack_list', locals()['to_pack_list'])
+    setattr(vp_definition, 'from_unpack_list', types.MethodType(local_scope['from_unpack_list'], vp_definition))
+    setattr(vp_definition, 'to_pack_list', local_scope['to_pack_list'])
     return vp_definition
 
 
diff --git a/ipv8/test/messaging/test_lazy_payload.py b/ipv8/test/messaging/test_lazy_payload.py
index c677b6738..8156dd276 100644
--- a/ipv8/test/messaging/test_lazy_payload.py
+++ b/ipv8/test/messaging/test_lazy_payload.py
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ def test_plain_mismatch_list(self) -> None:
         If this test fails, you probably screwed up the class-level sub-pattern.
         """
         payload = BitsPayload(False, True, False, True, False, True, False, True)
+        local_scope = locals()
 
         # The following will crash all interpreters < 3.10 if not contained in a string.
         exec(  # noqa: S102
@@ -520,9 +521,9 @@ def test_plain_mismatch_list(self) -> None:
         matched = True
     case _:
         matched = False
-""", '<string>', 'exec'), globals(), locals())
+""", '<string>', 'exec'), globals(), local_scope)
 
-        self.assertFalse(locals()["matched"])
+        self.assertFalse(local_scope["matched"])
 
     @skipUnlessPython310
     def test_compiled_mismatch_list(self) -> None:
@@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ def test_compiled_mismatch_list(self) -> None:
         If this test fails, you probably screwed up the class-level sub-pattern.
         """
         payload = CompiledBitsPayload(False, True, False, True, False, True, False, True)
+        local_scope = locals()
 
         # The following will crash all interpreters < 3.10 if not contained in a string.
         exec(  # noqa: S102
@@ -542,9 +544,9 @@ def test_compiled_mismatch_list(self) -> None:
         matched = True
     case _:
         matched = False
-""", '<string>', 'exec'), globals(), locals())
+""", '<string>', 'exec'), globals(), local_scope)
 
-        self.assertFalse(locals()["matched"])
+        self.assertFalse(local_scope["matched"])
 
     @skipUnlessPython310
     def test_plain_match_pattern(self) -> None:
@@ -552,6 +554,7 @@ def test_plain_match_pattern(self) -> None:
         Check if a VariablePayload instance matches its own pattern.
         """
         payload = BitsPayload(False, True, False, True, False, True, False, True)
+        local_scope = locals()
 
         # The following will crash all interpreters < 3.10 if not contained in a string.
         exec(  # noqa: S102
@@ -561,9 +564,9 @@ def test_plain_match_pattern(self) -> None:
         matched = True
     case _:
         matched = False
-""", '<string>', 'exec'), globals(), locals())
+""", '<string>', 'exec'), globals(), local_scope)
 
-        self.assertTrue(locals()["matched"])
+        self.assertTrue(local_scope["matched"])
 
     @skipUnlessPython310
     def test_compiled_match_pattern(self) -> None:
@@ -571,6 +574,7 @@ def test_compiled_match_pattern(self) -> None:
         Check if a compiled VariablePayload instance matches its own pattern.
         """
         payload = CompiledBitsPayload(False, True, False, True, False, True, False, True)
+        local_scope = locals()
 
         # The following will crash all interpreters < 3.10 if not contained in a string.
         exec(  # noqa: S102
@@ -580,6 +584,6 @@ def test_compiled_match_pattern(self) -> None:
         matched = True
     case _:
         matched = False
-""", '<string>', 'exec'), globals(), locals())
+""", '<string>', 'exec'), globals(), local_scope)
 
-        self.assertTrue(locals()["matched"])
+        self.assertTrue(local_scope["matched"])