diff --git a/src/lenient_parse/internal/scale.gleam b/src/lenient_parse/internal/scale.gleam
index d2a5962..d93de2c 100644
--- a/src/lenient_parse/internal/scale.gleam
+++ b/src/lenient_parse/internal/scale.gleam
@@ -12,24 +12,24 @@ pub fn queues(
   case int.compare(scale_factor, 0) {
     order.Eq -> #(whole_digits, fractional_digits)
     order.Gt -> {
-      let #(fractional_digit, fractional_digits) =
-        fractional_digits
-        |> queue.pop_front
+      let #(digit, fractional_digits) =
+        queue.pop_front(fractional_digits)
         |> result.unwrap(#(0, fractional_digits))
-
-      let whole_digits = whole_digits |> queue.push_back(fractional_digit)
-
-      queues(whole_digits, fractional_digits, scale_factor - 1)
+      queues(
+        queue.push_back(whole_digits, digit),
+        fractional_digits,
+        scale_factor - 1,
+      )
     }
     order.Lt -> {
-      let #(whole_digit, whole_digits) =
-        whole_digits
-        |> queue.pop_back
+      let #(digit, whole_digits) =
+        queue.pop_back(whole_digits)
         |> result.unwrap(#(0, whole_digits))
-
-      let fractional_digits = fractional_digits |> queue.push_front(whole_digit)
-
-      queues(whole_digits, fractional_digits, scale_factor + 1)
+      queues(
+        whole_digits,
+        queue.push_front(fractional_digits, digit),
+        scale_factor + 1,
+      )
     }
   }
 }