diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 9cee2d3..99fe735 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
       "name": "@effect-fc/example-next",
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "effect": "4.0.0-beta.85",
+        "effect": "4.0.0-beta.98",
         "effect-fc-next": "workspace:*",
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -2999,7 +2999,7 @@
 
     "@docusaurus/utils/jiti": ["jiti@1.21.7", "", { "bin": { "jiti": "bin/jiti.js" } }, "sha512-/imKNG4EbWNrVjoNC/1H5/9GFy+tqjGBHCaSsN+P2RnPqjsLmv6UD3Ej+Kj8nBWaRAwyk7kK5ZUc+OEatnTR3A=="],
 
-    "@effect-fc/example-next/effect": ["effect@4.0.0-beta.85", "", { "dependencies": { "@standard-schema/spec": "^1.1.0", "fast-check": "^4.8.0", "find-my-way-ts": "^0.1.6", "ini": "^7.0.0", "kubernetes-types": "^1.30.0", "msgpackr": "^2.0.1", "multipasta": "^0.2.7", "toml": "^4.1.1", "uuid": "^14.0.0", "yaml": "^2.9.0" } }, "sha512-Cjv9YQyv4CiIccmRAQIWAoeESCpCpiuHYY8zb5vqiYs3Ac2yE5RQAnKq7z4Ir/3VJYZb8kxh6rS8czDDnpTdkQ=="],
+    "@effect-fc/example-next/effect": ["effect@4.0.0-beta.98", "", { "dependencies": { "@standard-schema/spec": "^1.1.0", "fast-check": "^4.9.0", "find-my-way-ts": "^0.1.6", "ini": "^7.0.0", "kubernetes-types": "^1.30.0", "msgpackr": "^2.0.4", "multipasta": "^0.2.8", "toml": "^4.1.2", "uuid": "^14.0.1", "yaml": "^2.9.0" } }, "sha512-oz+bsG5h+6RNrw4t5GMfQrk/xBS8ROoqkYsuvRhBr5O7mCOrpvH/hbw+QrDzvKIpX4HJClwm86F94c87W0sJxg=="],
 
     "@jsonjoy.com/fs-snapshot/@jsonjoy.com/json-pack": ["@jsonjoy.com/json-pack@17.67.0", "", { "dependencies": { "@jsonjoy.com/base64": "17.67.0", "@jsonjoy.com/buffers": "17.67.0", "@jsonjoy.com/codegen": "17.67.0", "@jsonjoy.com/json-pointer": "17.67.0", "@jsonjoy.com/util": "17.67.0", "hyperdyperid": "^1.2.0", "thingies": "^2.5.0", "tree-dump": "^1.1.0" }, "peerDependencies": { "tslib": "2" } }, "sha512-t0ejURcGaZsn1ClbJ/3kFqSOjlryd92eQY465IYrezsXmPcfHPE/av4twRSxf6WE+TkZgLY+71vCZbiIiFKA/w=="],
 
diff --git a/packages/effect-fc-next/src/ReactRuntime.ts b/packages/effect-fc-next/src/ReactRuntime.ts
index c883af7..29c738a 100644
--- a/packages/effect-fc-next/src/ReactRuntime.ts
+++ b/packages/effect-fc-next/src/ReactRuntime.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface ReactRuntime<R, ER> {
 
 const ReactRuntimePrototype = Object.freeze({ [ReactRuntimeTypeId]: ReactRuntimeTypeId } as const)
 
-export const preludeLayer: Layer.Layer<Component.ScopeMap> = Layer.mergeAll(Component.ScopeMap.layer)
+export const preludeLayer: Layer.Layer<Component.ScopeMap> = Component.ScopeMap.layer
 
 export const isReactRuntime = (u: unknown): u is ReactRuntime<unknown, unknown> => Predicate.hasProperty(u, ReactRuntimeTypeId)
 
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ export const make = <R, ER>(
 ): ReactRuntime<Layer.Success<typeof preludeLayer> | R, ER> => Object.setPrototypeOf(
     Object.assign(function() {}, {
         runtime: ManagedRuntime.make(
-            Layer.merge(layer, preludeLayer),
+            Layer.merge(preludeLayer, layer),
             { memoMap },
         ),
         // biome-ignore lint/style/noNonNullAssertion: context initialization
-        context: React.createContext<Context.Context<R>>(null!),
+        context: React.createContext<Context.Context<Layer.Success<typeof preludeLayer> | R>>(null!),
     }),
     ReactRuntimePrototype,
 )
diff --git a/packages/example-next/package.json b/packages/example-next/package.json
index a37ebbd..fb45b01 100644
--- a/packages/example-next/package.json
+++ b/packages/example-next/package.json
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
     "vite": "^8.0.16"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "effect": "4.0.0-beta.85",
+    "effect": "4.0.0-beta.98",
     "effect-fc-next": "workspace:*"
   },
   "overrides": {
     "@types/react": "^19.2.15",
-    "effect": "4.0.0-beta.85",
+    "effect": "4.0.0-beta.98",
     "react": "^19.2.6"
   }
 }