diff --git a/lualib/snax/hotfix.lua b/lualib/snax/hotfix.lua
index 3262dafd..a73d680e 100644
--- a/lualib/snax/hotfix.lua
+++ b/lualib/snax/hotfix.lua
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ local function find_func(funcs, group , name)
 end
 
 local dummy_env = {}
+for k,v in pairs(_ENV) do dummy_env[k] = v end
 
-local function patch_func(funcs, global, group, name, f)
-	local desc = assert(find_func(funcs, group, name) , string.format("Patch mismatch %s.%s", group, name))
-	local i = 1
+local function _patch(global, f)
+        local i = 1
 	while true do
 		local name, value = debug.getupvalue(f, i)
 		if name == nil then
@@ -81,9 +81,18 @@ local function patch_func(funcs, global, group, name, f)
 			if old_uv then
 				debug.upvaluejoin(f, i, old_uv.func, old_uv.index)
 			end
+                else
+                    if type(value) == "function" then
+                        _patch(global, value)
+                    end
 		end
 		i = i + 1
 	end
+end
+
+local function patch_func(funcs, global, group, name, f)
+	local desc = assert(find_func(funcs, group, name) , string.format("Patch mismatch %s.%s", group, name))
+        _patch(global, f)
 	desc[4] = f
 end