diff --git a/slither/core/cfg/node.py b/slither/core/cfg/node.py
index b9077f976..8019b77e7 100644
--- a/slither/core/cfg/node.py
+++ b/slither/core/cfg/node.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from slither.core.declarations.solidity_variables import (SolidityFunction,
                                                           SolidityVariable)
 from slither.core.source_mapping.source_mapping import SourceMapping
 from slither.core.variables.state_variable import StateVariable
+from slither.core.variables.local_variable import LocalVariable
 from slither.core.variables.variable import Variable
 from slither.slithir.convert import convert_expression
 from slither.slithir.operations import (Balance, HighLevelCall, Index,
@@ -137,6 +138,9 @@ class Node(SourceMapping, ChildFunction):
         self._state_vars_read = []
         self._solidity_vars_read = []
 
+        self._local_vars_read = []
+        self._local_vars_written = []
+
         self._expression_vars_written = []
         self._expression_vars_read = []
         self._expression_calls = []
@@ -221,6 +225,13 @@ class Node(SourceMapping, ChildFunction):
         """
         return list(self._state_vars_read)
 
+    @property
+    def local_variables_read(self):
+        """
+            list(LocalVariable): Local variables read
+        """
+        return list(self._local_vars_read)
+
     @property
     def solidity_variables_read(self):
         """
@@ -246,6 +257,13 @@ class Node(SourceMapping, ChildFunction):
         """
         return list(self._state_vars_written)
 
+    @property
+    def local_variables_written(self):
+        """
+            list(LocalVariable): Local variables written
+        """
+        return list(self._local_vars_written)
+
     @property
     def variables_written_as_expression(self):
         return self._expression_vars_written
@@ -311,6 +329,7 @@ class Node(SourceMapping, ChildFunction):
         self._variable_declaration = var
         if var.expression:
             self._vars_written += [var]
+            self._local_vars_written += [var]
 
     @property
     def variable_declaration(self):
@@ -489,9 +508,11 @@ class Node(SourceMapping, ChildFunction):
 
         self._vars_read = list(set(self._vars_read))
         self._state_vars_read = [v for v in self._vars_read if isinstance(v, StateVariable)]
+        self._local_vars_read = [v for v in self._vars_read if isinstance(v, LocalVariable)]
         self._solidity_vars_read = [v for v in self._vars_read if isinstance(v, SolidityVariable)]
         self._vars_written = list(set(self._vars_written))
         self._state_vars_written = [v for v in self._vars_written if isinstance(v, StateVariable)]
+        self._local_vars_written = [v for v in self._vars_written if isinstance(v, LocalVariable)]
         self._internal_calls = list(set(self._internal_calls))
         self._solidity_calls = list(set(self._solidity_calls))
         self._high_level_calls = list(set(self._high_level_calls))
diff --git a/slither/slithir/utils/ssa.py b/slither/slithir/utils/ssa.py
index 85cc04602..258e29d7f 100644
--- a/slither/slithir/utils/ssa.py
+++ b/slither/slithir/utils/ssa.py
@@ -59,12 +59,14 @@ def add_ssa_ir(function):
         for variable_name, nodes in node.phi_origins.items():
             if len(nodes)<2 :
                 continue
+            if not is_used_later(node, variable_name, []):
+                continue
             # assumption: at this level we can retrieve 
             # an instance of the variable
             # by looking at the variables written
             # of any of the nodes
             for n in nodes:
-                variable = next((v for v in n.variables_written if v.name == variable_name), None)
+                variable = next((v for v in n.local_variables_written if v.name == variable_name), None)
                 if variable is None:
                     variable = n.variable_declaration
                 if variable:
@@ -135,6 +137,25 @@ def update_lvalue(new_ir, node, local_variables_instances, global_variables_inst
                     to_update = to_update.points_to
                 to_update.points_to = new_var
 
+def is_used_later(node, variable_name, visited):
+    # TODO: does not handle the case where its read and written in the declaration node
+    # It can be problematic if this happens in a loop/if structure
+    # Ex:
+    # for(;true;){
+    #   if(true){
+    #     uint a = a;
+    #    }
+    #     ..
+    if node in visited:
+        return False
+    # shared visited
+    visited.append(node)
+    if any(v.name == variable_name for v in node.local_variables_read):
+        return True
+    if any(v.name == variable_name for v in node.local_variables_written):
+        return False
+    return any(is_used_later(son, variable_name, visited) for son in node.sons)
+
 def generate_ssa_irs(node, local_variables_instances, global_variables_instances):
 
     if node.variable_declaration:
@@ -161,7 +182,7 @@ def add_phi_origins(node, variables_definition):
     # Add new key to variables_definition
     # the key is the variable_name and the value the node where its written
     variables_definition = dict(variables_definition,
-                                **{v.name: node for v in node.variables_written})
+                                **{v.name: node for v in node.local_variables_written})
 
     # For unini variable declaration
     if node.variable_declaration and\