diff --git a/data/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/changeNextCall.yml b/data/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/changeNextCall.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0962bb3223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/changeNextCall.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+languageId: typescript
+command:
+  version: 7
+  spokenForm: change next call
+  action:
+    name: clearAndSetSelection
+    target:
+      type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - type: relativeScope
+          scopeType: {type: functionCall}
+          offset: 1
+          length: 1
+          direction: forward
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: false
+initialState:
+  documentContents: aaa(bbb()); ccc();
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: aaa(bbb()); ;
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 12}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 12}
diff --git a/data/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/changePreviousCall.yml b/data/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/changePreviousCall.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cd991d4c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/changePreviousCall.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+languageId: typescript
+command:
+  version: 7
+  spokenForm: change previous call
+  action:
+    name: clearAndSetSelection
+    target:
+      type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - type: relativeScope
+          scopeType: {type: functionCall}
+          offset: 1
+          length: 1
+          direction: backward
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: false
+initialState:
+  documentContents: aaa(); bbb(ccc());
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 17}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 17}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: ; bbb(ccc());
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/RelativeScopeStage.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/RelativeScopeStage.ts
index c02687ca9e..27f09074e3 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/RelativeScopeStage.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/RelativeScopeStage.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function generateScopesExclusive(
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets the interior scope range(s) within the containing scope of
+ * Gets the scope range(s) within the containing scope of
  * {@link initialPosition} that should be used to exclude next / previous
  * scopes.
  *
@@ -194,114 +194,101 @@ function getExcludedInteriorRanges(
   initialPosition: Position,
   direction: Direction,
 ): Range[] {
-  const interiorTargets =
-    scopeHandler.scopeType?.type === "surroundingPair"
-      ? getSurroundingPairInteriorTargets(
-          scopeHandler,
-          editor,
-          initialPosition,
-          direction,
-        )
-      : getLanguageInteriorTargets(
-          scopeHandlerFactory,
-          scopeHandler,
-          editor,
-          initialPosition,
-          direction,
-        );
-
-  // Interiors containing the initial position are excluded. This happens when
-  // you are in the body of an if statement and use `next state` and in that
-  // case we don't want to exclude scopes within the same interior.
-  return interiorTargets
-    .map((t) =>
-      t instanceof InteriorTarget ? t.fullInteriorRange : t.contentRange,
-    )
-    .filter((r) => !r.contains(initialPosition));
-}
-
-function getSurroundingPairInteriorTargets(
-  scopeHandler: ScopeHandler,
-  editor: TextEditor,
-  initialPosition: Position,
-  direction: Direction,
-): Target[] {
-  const containingScope = getContainingScope(
+  const containingScopeTarget = getContainingScopeTarget(
     scopeHandler,
     editor,
     initialPosition,
     direction,
   );
 
-  if (containingScope == null) {
+  // No containing scope, nothing to exclude.
+  if (containingScopeTarget == null) {
     return [];
   }
 
-  return containingScope
-    .getTargets(false)
-    .flatMap((t) => t.getInterior() ?? []);
-}
+  const containingInteriorTargets = containingScopeTarget.getInterior();
 
-function getLanguageInteriorTargets(
-  scopeHandlerFactory: ScopeHandlerFactory,
-  scopeHandler: ScopeHandler,
-  editor: TextEditor,
-  initialPosition: Position,
-  direction: Direction,
-): Target[] {
+  // Containing target already has an interior. eg a surrounding pair scope.
+  if (containingInteriorTargets != null) {
+    return getFilteredInteriorRanges(
+      containingInteriorTargets,
+      initialPosition,
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Fallback to language specific interior scope handler
   const interiorScopeHandler = scopeHandlerFactory.maybeCreate(
     { type: "interior" },
     editor.document.languageId,
   );
 
+  // No interior scope handler, nothing to exclude.
+  // For languages that hasn't defined the interior scope handler yet we default
+  // to NOT excluding anything.
   if (interiorScopeHandler == null) {
     return [];
   }
 
-  const containingScope = getContainingScope(
-    scopeHandler,
-    editor,
-    initialPosition,
+  const containingPositions = getPositions(
+    containingScopeTarget.contentRange,
     direction,
   );
 
-  if (containingScope == null) {
-    return [];
-  }
-
-  const containingInitialPosition =
-    direction === "forward"
-      ? containingScope.domain.start
-      : containingScope.domain.end;
-  const containingDistalPosition =
-    direction === "forward"
-      ? containingScope.domain.end
-      : containingScope.domain.start;
-
   const interiorScopes = interiorScopeHandler.generateScopes(
     editor,
-    containingInitialPosition,
+    containingPositions.initial,
     direction,
     {
       skipAncestorScopes: true,
-      distalPosition: containingDistalPosition,
+      distalPosition: containingPositions.distal,
     },
   );
 
-  return Array.from(interiorScopes).flatMap((s) => s.getTargets(false));
+  const interiorTargets = Array.from(interiorScopes).flatMap((s) =>
+    s.getTargets(false),
+  );
+
+  if (interiorTargets.length > 0) {
+    return getFilteredInteriorRanges(interiorTargets, initialPosition);
+  }
+
+  // This containing scope has no interior.
+  // Default to excluding the entire containing scope.
+  return [containingScopeTarget.contentRange];
+}
+
+function getPositions(range: Range, direction: Direction) {
+  return direction === "forward"
+    ? { initial: range.start, distal: range.end }
+    : { initial: range.end, distal: range.start };
+}
+
+function getFilteredInteriorRanges(
+  interiorTargets: Target[],
+  initialPosition: Position,
+) {
+  // Interiors containing the initial position are excluded. This happens when
+  // you are in the body of an if statement and use `next state` and in that
+  // case we don't want to exclude scopes within the same interior.
+  return interiorTargets
+    .map((t) =>
+      t instanceof InteriorTarget ? t.fullInteriorRange : t.contentRange,
+    )
+    .filter((r) => !r.contains(initialPosition));
 }
 
-function getContainingScope(
+function getContainingScopeTarget(
   scopeHandler: ScopeHandler,
   editor: TextEditor,
   initialPosition: Position,
   direction: Direction,
-): TargetScope | undefined {
-  return find(
+): Target | undefined {
+  const containingScope = find(
     scopeHandler.generateScopes(editor, initialPosition, direction, {
       containment: "required",
       allowAdjacentScopes: true,
       skipAncestorScopes: true,
     }),
   );
+  return containingScope?.getTargets(false)[0];
 }