diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 91fd3ddf8..4241dca6a 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -1322,6 +1322,19 @@ void ExprLet::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
     for (auto & i : attrs->attrs)
         env2.values[displ++] = i.second.e->maybeThunk(state, i.second.inherited ? env : env2);
 
+    auto dts = state.debugRepl
+        ? makeDebugTraceStacker(
+            state,
+            *this,
+            env2,
+            getPos()
+                ? std::make_shared<Pos>(state.positions[getPos()])
+                : nullptr,
+            "while evaluating a '%1%' expression",
+            "let"
+        )
+        : nullptr;
+
     body->eval(state, env2, v);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc b/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc
index 6fe4ba81b..492e131d0 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc
@@ -409,9 +409,6 @@ void ExprCall::bindVars(EvalState & es, const std::shared_ptr<const StaticEnv> &
 
 void ExprLet::bindVars(EvalState & es, const std::shared_ptr<const StaticEnv> & env)
 {
-    if (es.debugRepl)
-        es.exprEnvs.insert(std::make_pair(this, env));
-
     auto newEnv = std::make_shared<StaticEnv>(nullptr, env.get(), attrs->attrs.size());
 
     Displacement displ = 0;
@@ -423,6 +420,9 @@ void ExprLet::bindVars(EvalState & es, const std::shared_ptr<const StaticEnv> &
     for (auto & i : attrs->attrs)
         i.second.e->bindVars(es, i.second.inherited ? env : newEnv);
 
+    if (es.debugRepl)
+        es.exprEnvs.insert(std::make_pair(this, newEnv));
+
     body->bindVars(es, newEnv);
 }
 
@@ -447,9 +447,6 @@ void ExprWith::bindVars(EvalState & es, const std::shared_ptr<const StaticEnv> &
             break;
         }
 
-    if (es.debugRepl)
-        es.exprEnvs.insert(std::make_pair(this, env));
-
     attrs->bindVars(es, env);
     auto newEnv = std::make_shared<StaticEnv>(this, env.get());
     body->bindVars(es, newEnv);