diff --git a/lib/scope.js b/lib/scope.js
index 185ad0d3..8a4485df 100644
--- a/lib/scope.js
+++ b/lib/scope.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ScopeDefinition.prototype.related = function(receiver, scopeParams, condOrRefres
   if (!self.__cachedRelations || self.__cachedRelations[name] === undefined
     || actualRefresh) {
     // It either doesn't hit the cache or refresh is required
-    var params = mergeParams(actualCond, scopeParams);
+    var params = mergeQuery(actualCond, scopeParams);
     return this.targetModel.find(params, function (err, data) {
       if (!err && saveOnCache) {
         defineCachedRelations(self);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function defineScope(cls, targetClass, name, params, methods) {
         Object.defineProperty(f, name, {
           enumerable: false,
           get: function () {
-            mergeParams(f._scope, targetClass._scopeMeta[name]);
+            mergeQuery(f._scope, targetClass._scopeMeta[name]);
             return f;
           }
         });
@@ -183,15 +183,40 @@ function defineScope(cls, targetClass, name, params, methods) {
 
   cls['__delete__' + name] = fn_delete;
 
+  /*
+   * Extracting fixed property values for the scope from the where clause into
+   * the data object
+   *
+   * @param {Object} The data object
+   * @param {Object} The where clause
+   */
+  function setScopeValuesFromWhere(data, where) {
+    for (var i in where) {
+      if (i === 'and') {
+        // Find fixed property values from each subclauses
+        for (var w = 0, n = where[i].length; w < n; w++) {
+          setScopeValuesFromWhere(data, where[i][w]);
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+      var prop = targetClass.definition.properties[i];
+      if (prop) {
+        var val = where[i];
+        if (typeof val !== 'object' || val instanceof prop.type) {
+          // Only pick the {propertyName: propertyValue}
+          data[i] = where[i];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // and it should have create/build methods with binded thisModelNameId param
   function build(data) {
     data = data || {};
-    var params = mergeParams(this._scope, {where: data}).where;
-    delete params['and'];
-    delete params['or'];
-    delete params['nor'];
-
-    return new targetClass(params);
+    // Find all fixed property values for the scope
+    var where = (this._scope && this._scope.where) || {};
+    setScopeValuesFromWhere(data, where);
+    return new targetClass(data);
   }
 
   function create(data, cb) {
@@ -209,58 +234,28 @@ function defineScope(cls, targetClass, name, params, methods) {
    - If fetching the Elements on which destroyAll is called results in an error
    */
   function destroyAll(cb) {
-    targetClass.find(this._scope, function (err, data) {
-      if (err) {
-        cb(err);
-      } else {
-        (function loopOfDestruction(data) {
-          if (data.length > 0) {
-            data.shift().destroy(function (err) {
-              if (err && cb) cb(err);
-              loopOfDestruction(data);
-            });
-          } else {
-            if (cb) cb();
-          }
-        }(data));
-      }
-    });
+    targetClass.destroyAll(this._scope, cb);
   }
 }
 
-/*!
- * Merge `base` and `update` params
- * @param {Object} base - base object (updating this object)
- * @param {Object} update - object with new data to update base
- * @returns {Object} `base`
- * @private
- */
-function mergeWhere(base, update) {
-  base = base || {};
-  if (update) {
-    var keys = Object.keys(update);
-    for (var k = 0; k < keys.length; k++) {
-      var key = keys[k];
-      base[key] = update[key];
-    }
-  }
-  return base;
-}
-
 /*!
  * Merge query parameters
- * @param base
- * @param update
- * @returns {*|{}}
+ * @param {Object} base The base object to contain the merged results
+ * @param {Object} update The object containing updates to be merged
+ * @returns {*|Object} The base object
  * @private
  */
-function mergeParams(base, update) {
+function mergeQuery(base, update) {
   if (!update) {
     return;
   }
   base = base || {};
-  if (update.where) {
-    base.where = mergeWhere(base.where, update.where);
+  if (update.where && Object.keys(update.where).length > 0) {
+    if (base.where && Object.keys(base.where).length > 0) {
+      base.where = {and: [base.where, update.where]};
+    } else {
+      base.where = update.where;
+    }
   }
 
   // Overwrite inclusion
diff --git a/test/scope.test.js b/test/scope.test.js
index d927bcc7..ecaa8727 100644
--- a/test/scope.test.js
+++ b/test/scope.test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var should = require('./init.js');
 
 var db, Railway, Station;
 
-describe('sc0pe', function () {
+describe('scope', function () {
 
   before(function () {
     db = getSchema();