diff --git a/packages/webcrack/src/deobfuscate/merge-object-assignments.ts b/packages/webcrack/src/deobfuscate/merge-object-assignments.ts
index a65e4d8e..b6a97b03 100644
--- a/packages/webcrack/src/deobfuscate/merge-object-assignments.ts
+++ b/packages/webcrack/src/deobfuscate/merge-object-assignments.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import type { Binding } from '@babel/traverse';
+import type { Binding, NodePath } from '@babel/traverse';
 import * as t from '@babel/types';
 import * as m from '@codemod/matchers';
 import type { Transform } from '../ast-utils';
-import { constObjectProperty, safeLiteral } from '../ast-utils';
+import { constObjectProperty, findParent, safeLiteral } from '../ast-utils';
 
 /**
  * Merges object assignments into the object expression.
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ export default {
             // Example: const obj = { foo: 'bar' }; return obj; -> return { foo: 'bar' };
             if (
               binding.references === 1 &&
-              inlineableObject.match(object.current)
+              inlineableObject.match(object.current) &&
+              !isRepeatedCallReference(binding, binding.referencePaths[0])
             ) {
               binding.referencePaths[0].replaceWith(object.current);
               path.remove();
@@ -103,6 +104,28 @@ function hasCircularReference(node: t.Node, binding: Binding) {
   );
 }
 
+const repeatedCallMatcher = m.or(
+  m.forStatement(),
+  m.forOfStatement(),
+  m.forInStatement(),
+  m.whileStatement(),
+  m.doWhileStatement(),
+  m.function(),
+  m.objectMethod(),
+  m.classBody(),
+);
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when the reference can be evaluated multiple times.
+ * In that case, the object should not be inlined to avoid creating multiple instances.
+ * Structure: Block{ binding, Repeatable{reference} }
+ */
+function isRepeatedCallReference(binding: Binding, reference: NodePath) {
+  const block = binding.scope.getBlockParent().path;
+  const repeatable = findParent(reference, repeatedCallMatcher);
+  return repeatable?.isDescendant(block);
+}
+
 /**
  * Only literals, arrays and objects are allowed because variable values
  * might be different in the place the object will be inlined.
diff --git a/packages/webcrack/src/deobfuscate/test/merge-object-assignments.test.ts b/packages/webcrack/src/deobfuscate/test/merge-object-assignments.test.ts
index 1391b2ae..1e5d337a 100644
--- a/packages/webcrack/src/deobfuscate/test/merge-object-assignments.test.ts
+++ b/packages/webcrack/src/deobfuscate/test/merge-object-assignments.test.ts
@@ -61,3 +61,143 @@ test('ignore call with possible circular reference', () =>
     const obj = {};
     obj.foo = fn();
   `));
+
+test('do not inline object into function', () =>
+  expectJS(`
+    const obj = {};
+    obj.foo = 1;
+    function f() {
+      return obj;
+    }
+  `).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    const obj = {
+      foo: 1
+    };
+    function f() {
+      return obj;
+    }
+  `));
+
+test('do not inline object into arrow function', () =>
+  expectJS(`
+    const obj = {};
+    obj.foo = 1;
+    const f = () => obj;
+  `).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    const obj = {
+      foo: 1
+    };
+    const f = () => obj;
+  `));
+
+test('do not inline object into method', () =>
+  expectJS(`
+    const obj = {};
+    obj.foo = 1;
+    const obj2 = { f() { return obj; } };
+  `).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    const obj = {
+      foo: 1
+    };
+    const obj2 = {
+      f() {
+        return obj;
+      }
+    };
+  `));
+
+test('do not inline object into class', () =>
+  expectJS(`
+    const obj = {};
+    obj.foo = 1;
+    class C {
+      f = obj;
+    }
+  `).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    const obj = {
+      foo: 1
+    };
+    class C {
+      f = obj;
+    }
+  `));
+
+test('do not inline object into while-loop', () =>
+  expectJS(`
+    const obj = {};
+    obj.foo = 1;
+    while (i < 2) {
+      arr.push(obj);
+    }
+  `).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    const obj = {
+      foo: 1
+    };
+    while (i < 2) {
+      arr.push(obj);
+    }
+  `));
+
+test('do not inline object into do-while-loop', () =>
+  expectJS(`
+    const obj = {};
+    obj.foo = 1;
+    do {
+      arr.push(obj);
+    } while (i < 2);
+  `).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    const obj = {
+      foo: 1
+    };
+    do {
+      arr.push(obj);
+    } while (i < 2);
+  `));
+
+test('do not inline object into for-loop', () =>
+  expectJS(`
+    const obj = {};
+    obj.foo = 1;
+    for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+      arr.push(obj);
+    }
+  `).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    const obj = {
+      foo: 1
+    };
+    for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+      arr.push(obj);
+    }
+  `));
+
+test('do not inline object into for-of-loop', () =>
+  expectJS(`
+    const obj = {};
+    obj.foo = 1;
+    for (const item of items) {
+      arr.push(obj);
+    }
+  `).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    const obj = {
+      foo: 1
+    };
+    for (const item of items) {
+      arr.push(obj);
+    }
+  `));
+
+test('do not inline object into for-in-loop', () =>
+  expectJS(`
+    const obj = {};
+    obj.foo = 1;
+    for (const key in [1, 2]) {
+      arr.push(obj);
+    }
+  `).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    const obj = {
+      foo: 1
+    };
+    for (const key in [1, 2]) {
+      arr.push(obj);
+    }
+  `));