diff --git a/MemberNodes.py b/MemberNodes.py
index 8245cfbfb340b20f4bb7ac012f7e14629a071bb0..872a646b5a717ddb17e541ec23873152b29f2d87 100644
--- a/MemberNodes.py
+++ b/MemberNodes.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class MethodNode(ASTNode):
         if 'static' in self.mods:
             names = getNameNodes(self.body)
             for n in names:
-                if n.pointToThis and n.prefixLink.__class__.__name__ in ['MethodNode', 'FieldNode'] and 'static' not in n.prefixLink.mods:
+                if 'this' in n.name or (n.pointToThis and n.prefixLink.__class__.__name__ == ['MethodNode', 'FieldNode'] and 'static' not in n.prefixLink.mods):
                         raise Exception("ERROR: Cannot use non-static member {} in static method {} in class {}".format(n.name, self.name, self.typeName))
 
         # With method body