diff --git a/src/pdl/pdl_context.py b/src/pdl/pdl_context.py
index 941df2abd..be9648f02 100644
--- a/src/pdl/pdl_context.py
+++ b/src/pdl/pdl_context.py
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ def __mul__(self, value: "PDLContext"):
 class SingletonContext(PDLContext):
     message: PdlLazy[dict[str, Any]]
 
-    def __init__(self, message: PdlLazy[dict[str, Any]]):
-        self.message = message
+    def __init__(self, message: PdlLazy[dict[str, Any]] | dict[str, Any]):
+        if isinstance(message, PdlLazy):
+            self.message = message
+        else:
+            self.message = PdlConst(message)
 
     def serialize(self, mode: SerializeMode) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         result = self.message.result()
@@ -60,20 +63,23 @@ def __repr__(self):  # pyright: ignore
 class IndependentContext(PDLContext):
     context: PdlLazy[list[PDLContext]]
 
-    def __init__(self, context: list[PDLContext]):
+    def __init__(self, context: list[PDLContext | dict[str, Any]]):
         ret: list[PDLContext] = []
         for item in context:
-            if isinstance(item, IndependentContext):
-                ret += item.context.data
-            elif isinstance(item, SingletonContext):
-                ret += [item]
-            elif isinstance(item, DependentContext) and len(item) == 0:
-                pass
-            else:
-                # Not all elements of the list are Independent, so return
-                self.context = PdlList(context)
-                return
-        # All elements of the list are Independent
+            match item:
+                case IndependentContext():
+                    ret += item.context.data
+                case SingletonContext():
+                    ret += [item]
+                case DependentContext():
+                    if len(item) == 0:
+                        pass
+                    else:
+                        ret += [item]
+                case dict():
+                    ret += [SingletonContext(item)]
+                case _:
+                    assert False
         self.context = PdlList(ret)
 
     def serialize(self, mode: SerializeMode) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
@@ -99,20 +105,23 @@ def __repr__(self):  # pyright: ignore
 class DependentContext(PDLContext):
     context: PdlLazy[list[PDLContext]]
 
-    def __init__(self, context: list[PDLContext]):
+    def __init__(self, context: list[PDLContext | dict[str, Any]]):
         ret: list[PDLContext] = []
         for item in context:
-            if isinstance(item, DependentContext):
-                ret += item.context.data
-            elif isinstance(item, SingletonContext):
-                ret += [item]
-            elif isinstance(item, IndependentContext) and len(item) == 0:
-                pass
-            else:
-                # Not all elements of the list are Dependent, so return
-                self.context = PdlList(context)
-                return
-        # All elements of the list are Dependent
+            match item:
+                case DependentContext():
+                    ret += item.context.data
+                case SingletonContext():
+                    ret += [item]
+                case IndependentContext():
+                    if len(item) == 0:
+                        pass
+                    else:
+                        ret += [item]
+                case dict():
+                    ret += [SingletonContext(item)]
+                case _:
+                    assert False
         self.context = PdlList(ret)
 
     def serialize(self, mode: SerializeMode) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
diff --git a/src/pdl/pdl_interpreter.py b/src/pdl/pdl_interpreter.py
index 85fe87041..d5b0f76e5 100644
--- a/src/pdl/pdl_interpreter.py
+++ b/src/pdl/pdl_interpreter.py
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ def process_advanced_block(
         background = DependentContext([])
     contribute_value, trace = process_contribute(trace, new_scope, loc)
     if contribute_value is not None:
-        background = DependentContext([contribute_value])
+        background = DependentContext(contribute_value)
 
     return result, background, new_scope, trace