diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index beb6965f..8b02a59e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6823,7 +6823,7 @@ You can use the break instruction to quit the block
 (the clear\_code will be executed) or you can use exception.
 
 
-##### M\_CHAIN\_INIT(init\_code, clear\_code)
+##### M\_CHAIN\_INIT(name, init\_code, clear\_code)
 
 This macro executes 'init\_code' then
 registers the execution of 'clear\_code' if an exception is triggered
@@ -6831,7 +6831,7 @@ until the further closing brace of the next block of instruction.
 init\_code and clear\_code shall be a valid expression.
 If exception are not enabled, it simply executes 'init\_code'.
 
-There shall be at most one M\CHAIN\_INIT macro per line of source code.
+name shall a unique identifier in the current block.
 It can be chained multiple times to register multiple registrations.
 
 Therefore it enables support for chaining
@@ -6849,8 +6849,8 @@ Example:
 
         void struct_init_set(struct_t d, struct_t s)
         {
-          M_CHAIN_INIT(string_init_set(d->s1, s->s1), string_clear(d->s1) )
-          M_CHAIN_INIT(string_init_set(d->s2, s->s2), string_clear(d->s2) ) {
+          M_CHAIN_INIT(s1, string_init_set(d->s1, s->s1), string_clear(d->s1) )
+          M_CHAIN_INIT(s2, string_init_set(d->s2, s->s2), string_clear(d->s2) ) {
             d->num = s->num;
           }
         }
diff --git a/m-core.h b/m-core.h
index 7f20d040..03c9df51 100644
--- a/m-core.h
+++ b/m-core.h
@@ -4392,13 +4392,13 @@ m_core_parse2_enum (const char str[], const char **endptr)
   The clear code is only executed on exception.
   USAGE:
     void init_function(struct_t s) {
-      M_CHAIN_INIT(string_init(s->str), string_clear(s->str)) {
+      M_CHAIN_INIT(name, string_init(s->str), string_clear(s->str)) {
         // Rest of initialization code
       }
     }
  */
-#define M_CHAIN_INIT(init, clear)                                             \
-  M_CHAIN_INIT_INTERNAL(M_C(m_var_, __LINE__), init, clear)
+#define M_CHAIN_INIT(name, init, clear)                                       \
+  M_CHAIN_INIT_INTERNAL(M_C(m_var_, name), init, clear)
 
 #define M_CHAIN_INIT_INTERNAL(cont, init, clear)                              \
   for(bool cont = true; cont; cont = false)                                   \
@@ -4512,10 +4512,6 @@ m_core_parse2_enum (const char str[], const char **endptr)
          )
 #define M_INIT_EMPLACE_VAI2_FUNC(pair, a)                                     \
   M_INIT_EMPLACE_VAI3_FUNC(M_PAIR_1 pair, M_PAIR_2 pair, a)
-
-/* We first push a raw new item, and then we get back its pointer using _back.
-  _back (contrary to _push_raw) has no side effect, and so is safe to be used
-  in a macro */
 #define M_INIT_EMPLACE_VAI3_FUNC(d, op, a)                                    \
   (                                                                           \
     M_IF(M_PARENTHESIS_P(a))                                                  \
diff --git a/tests/test-mtry.c b/tests/test-mtry.c
index f2f84c8c..881d2301 100644
--- a/tests/test-mtry.c
+++ b/tests/test-mtry.c
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@ volatile int g_throw = 0;
 
 static void struct_init(struct_t x)
 {
-  M_CHAIN_INIT(testobj_init(x->o1), testobj_clear(x->o1) )
-  M_CHAIN_INIT(testobj_init(x->o2), testobj_clear(x->o2) ) {
+  M_CHAIN_INIT(o1, testobj_init(x->o1), testobj_clear(x->o1) )
+  M_CHAIN_INIT(o2, testobj_init(x->o2), testobj_clear(x->o2) ) {
     x->num = 0;
     if (++g_flow == g_throw) M_THROW(1);
   }
@@ -478,10 +478,10 @@ static void struct_init(struct_t x)
 
 static void struct_init_set(struct_t x, const struct_t y)
 {
-  M_CHAIN_INIT(testobj_init_set(x->o1, y->o1), testobj_clear(x->o1) ) {
+  M_CHAIN_INIT(o1, testobj_init_set(x->o1, y->o1), testobj_clear(x->o1) ) {
     // Throw within the constructor (object partially constructed)
     if (++g_flow == g_throw) M_THROW(1);
-    M_CHAIN_INIT(testobj_init_set(x->o2, y->o2), testobj_clear(x->o2) ) {
+    M_CHAIN_INIT(o2, testobj_init_set(x->o2, y->o2), testobj_clear(x->o2) ) {
       x->num = y->num;
       if (++g_flow == g_throw) M_THROW(1);
     }