diff --git a/refurb/checks/readability/fluid_interface.py b/refurb/checks/readability/fluid_interface.py
index 338a0b5..ac101b3 100644
--- a/refurb/checks/readability/fluid_interface.py
+++ b/refurb/checks/readability/fluid_interface.py
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
     CallExpr,
     MemberExpr,
     NameExpr,
+    ReturnStmt,
 )
 
 from refurb.checks.common import check_block_like
 from refurb.error import Error
+from refurb.visitor import TraverserVisitor
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -24,11 +26,10 @@ class ErrorInfo(Error):
 
     ```python
     def get_tensors(device: str) -> torch.Tensor:
-        a = torch.ones(2, 1)
-        a = a.long()
-        a = a.to(device)
-        return a
-
+        t1 = torch.ones(2, 1)
+        t2 = t1.long()
+        t3 = t2.to(device)
+        return t3
 
     def process(file_name: str):
         common_columns = ["col1_renamed", "col2_renamed", "custom_col"]
@@ -46,12 +47,12 @@ def process(file_name: str):
 
     ```python
     def get_tensors(device: str) -> torch.Tensor:
-        a = (
+        t3 = (
             torch.ones(2, 1)
             .long()
             .to(device)
         )
-        return a
+        return t3
 
     def process(file_name: str):
         common_columns = ["col1_renamed", "col2_renamed", "custom_col"]
@@ -75,33 +76,79 @@ def check(node: Block | MypyFile, errors: list[Error]) -> None:
     check_block_like(check_stmts, node, errors)
 
 
-def check_call(node) -> bool:
+def check_call(node, name: str | None = None) -> bool:
     match node:
         # Single chain
-        case CallExpr(callee=MemberExpr(expr=NameExpr(name=x), name=y)):
-            return True
+        case CallExpr(callee=MemberExpr(expr=NameExpr(name=x), name=_)):
+            return name is None or name == x
         # Nested
-        case CallExpr(callee=MemberExpr(expr=call_node, name=y)):
+        case CallExpr(callee=MemberExpr(expr=call_node, name=_)):
             return check_call(call_node)
 
     return False
 
 
+class NameReferenceVisitor(TraverserVisitor):
+    name: NameExpr
+    referenced: bool
+
+    def __init__(self, name: NameExpr, stmt: Statement) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.name = name
+        self.stmt = stmt
+        self.referenced = False
+
+    def visit_name_expr(self, node: NameExpr) -> None:
+        if not self.referenced and node.fullname == self.name.fullname:
+            self.referenced = True
+
+    @property
+    def was_referenced(self) -> bool:
+        return self.referenced
+
+
 def check_stmts(stmts: list[Statement], errors: list[Error]) -> None:
     last = ""
+    visitors = []
 
     for stmt in stmts:
+        for visitor in visitors:
+            visitor.accept(stmt)
+
         match stmt:
             case AssignmentStmt(lvalues=[NameExpr(name=name)], rvalue=rvalue):
-                if last and f"{last}'" == name and check_call(rvalue):
+                if last and check_call(rvalue, name=last):
+                    if f"{last}'" == name:
+                        errors.append(
+                            ErrorInfo.from_node(
+                                stmt,
+                                f"Assignment statement should be chained",
+                            )
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        # We need to ensure that the variable is not referenced somewhere else
+                        name_expr = NameExpr(name=last)
+                        name_expr.fullname = last
+                        visitors.append(NameReferenceVisitor(name_expr, stmt))
+
+                last = name
+            case ReturnStmt(expr=rvalue):
+                if last and check_call(rvalue, name=last):
                     errors.append(
                         ErrorInfo.from_node(
                             stmt,
-                            f"Assignment statements should be chained",
+                            f"Return statement should be chained",
                         )
                     )
-
-                last = name
-
             case _:
                 last = ""
+
+    # Ensure that variables are not referenced
+    for visitor in visitors:
+        if not visitor.referenced:
+            errors.append(
+                ErrorInfo.from_node(
+                    visitor.stmt,
+                    f"Assignment statement should be chained",
+                )
+            )
diff --git a/test/data/err_184.py b/test/data/err_184.py
index 825bc17..43034cd 100644
--- a/test/data/err_184.py
+++ b/test/data/err_184.py
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ def withColumn(col_in, col_out):
         def select(*args):
             return spark.DataFrame()
 
+class F:
+    @staticmethod
+    def lit(value):
+        return value
+
+
 # these will match
 def get_tensors(device: str) -> torch.Tensor:
     a = torch.ones(2, 1)
@@ -75,7 +81,36 @@ def projection(df_in: spark.DataFrame) -> spark.DataFrame:
     return df.withColumn("col2a", spark.functions.col("col2").cast("date"))
 
 
+def assign_multiple(df):
+    df = df.select("column")
+    result_df = df.select("another_column")
+    final_df = result_df.withColumn("column2", F.lit("abc"))
+    return final_df
+
+
+# not yet supported
+def assign_alternating(df, df2):
+    df = df.select("column")
+    df2 = df2.select("another_column")
+    df = df.withColumn("column2", F.lit("abc"))
+    return df, df2
+
+
 # these will not
+def assign_multiple_referenced(df, df2):
+    df = df.select("column")
+    result_df = df.select("another_column")
+    return df, result_df
+
+
+def invalid(df_in: spark.DataFrame, alternative_df: spark.DataFrame) -> spark.DataFrame:
+    df = (
+        df_in.select(["col1", "col2"])
+        .withColumnRenamed("col1", "col1a")
+    )
+    return alternative_df.withColumn("col2a", spark.functions.col("col2").cast("date"))
+
+
 def no_match():
     y = 10
     y = transform(y)
diff --git a/test/data/err_184.txt b/test/data/err_184.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 51e0489..0000000
--- a/test/data/err_184.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-test/data/err_184.py:53:5 [FURB184]: Assignment statements should be chained
-test/data/err_184.py:54:5 [FURB184]: Assignment statements should be chained
-test/data/err_184.py:61:5 [FURB184]: Assignment statements should be chained
-test/data/err_184.py:64:5 [FURB184]: Assignment statements should be chained