diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 29d29866..5d28e5e2 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: logger
 Title: A Lightweight, Modern and Flexible Logging Utility
-Version: 0.4.3
+Version: 0.4.3.9000
 Date: 2026-08-23
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Gergely", "Daróczi", , "daroczig@rapporter.net", role = c("aut", "cre"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 04154bc0..7585c9ca 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# logger (development version)
+
+* `log_with_separator()` now correctly evaluates in the caller environment, so it behaves as expected when wrapped in a function call. (#245)
+
 # logger 0.4.3 (2026-08-23)
 
 Maintenance release:
diff --git a/R/helpers.R b/R/helpers.R
index dbe7544c..b01ec020 100644
--- a/R/helpers.R
+++ b/R/helpers.R
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ log_with_separator <- function(...,
     .topenv = parent.frame()
   )
 
-  message <- do.call(eval(log_formatter()), list(...))
+  message <- do.call(eval(log_formatter()), list(...), envir = parent.frame())
   message <- strwrap(message, max(0, width - base_info_chars - 4))
   message <- sapply(message, function(m) {
     paste0(
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-helpers.R b/tests/testthat/test-helpers.R
index 206c7fa9..fc7eeb6c 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-helpers.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-helpers.R
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ test_that("log with separator", {
   local_test_logger()
   expect_output(log_with_separator(42), "===")
   expect_output(log_with_separator("Boo!", level = FATAL, width = 120), width = 120)
+  test_fct <- function(x) log_with_separator("{x}")
+  expect_output(test_fct("Hello World!"))
 })
 
 test_that("log failure", {