diff --git a/lib/src/sparql/eval.rs b/lib/src/sparql/eval.rs
index 82862db3..255323a3 100644
--- a/lib/src/sparql/eval.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sparql/eval.rs
@@ -2703,8 +2703,8 @@ fn get_triple_template_value<'a>(
         TripleTemplateValue::Triple(triple) => Some(
             EncodedTriple {
                 subject: get_triple_template_value(&triple.subject, tuple, bnodes)?,
-                predicate: get_triple_template_value(&triple.subject, tuple, bnodes)?,
-                object: get_triple_template_value(&triple.subject, tuple, bnodes)?,
+                predicate: get_triple_template_value(&triple.predicate, tuple, bnodes)?,
+                object: get_triple_template_value(&triple.object, tuple, bnodes)?,
             }
             .into(),
         ),
diff --git a/spargebra/src/algebra.rs b/spargebra/src/algebra.rs
index 1456701d..5714eb16 100644
--- a/spargebra/src/algebra.rs
+++ b/spargebra/src/algebra.rs
@@ -648,15 +648,7 @@ impl GraphPattern {
         match self {
             GraphPattern::Bgp(p) => {
                 for pattern in p {
-                    if let TermPattern::Variable(s) = &pattern.subject {
-                        vars.insert(s);
-                    }
-                    if let NamedNodePattern::Variable(p) = &pattern.predicate {
-                        vars.insert(p);
-                    }
-                    if let TermPattern::Variable(o) = &pattern.object {
-                        vars.insert(o);
-                    }
+                    add_triple_pattern_variables(pattern, vars)
                 }
             }
             GraphPattern::Path {
@@ -664,9 +656,13 @@ impl GraphPattern {
             } => {
                 if let TermPattern::Variable(s) = subject {
                     vars.insert(s);
+                } else if let TermPattern::Triple(s) = subject {
+                    add_triple_pattern_variables(s, vars)
                 }
                 if let TermPattern::Variable(o) = object {
                     vars.insert(o);
+                } else if let TermPattern::Triple(o) = object {
+                    add_triple_pattern_variables(o, vars)
                 }
             }
             GraphPattern::Join { left, right }
@@ -704,6 +700,22 @@ impl GraphPattern {
     }
 }
 
+fn add_triple_pattern_variables<'a>(pattern: &'a TriplePattern, vars: &mut BTreeSet<&'a Variable>) {
+    if let TermPattern::Variable(s) = &pattern.subject {
+        vars.insert(s);
+    } else if let TermPattern::Triple(s) = &pattern.subject {
+        add_triple_pattern_variables(s, vars)
+    }
+    if let NamedNodePattern::Variable(p) = &pattern.predicate {
+        vars.insert(p);
+    }
+    if let TermPattern::Variable(o) = &pattern.object {
+        vars.insert(o);
+    } else if let TermPattern::Triple(o) = &pattern.object {
+        add_triple_pattern_variables(o, vars)
+    }
+}
+
 struct SparqlGraphPattern<'a>(&'a GraphPattern);
 
 impl<'a> fmt::Display for SparqlGraphPattern<'a> {