diff --git a/flowrep/models/parsers/import_parser.py b/flowrep/models/parsers/import_parser.py
index b9c4c86c..3c5be777 100644
--- a/flowrep/models/parsers/import_parser.py
+++ b/flowrep/models/parsers/import_parser.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import ast
 import importlib
 
+from flowrep.models.parsers import object_scope
+from flowrep.models.parsers.object_scope import ScopeProxy
+
 
 def build_scope(
     imports: list[ast.Import] | None = None,
     import_froms: list[ast.ImportFrom] | None = None,
-) -> dict:
+) -> object_scope.ScopeProxy:
     """
     Build a scope dictionary from a list of `import` and `from ... import ...` statements.
 
@@ -14,9 +17,10 @@ def build_scope(
         import_froms (list | None): A list of `ast.ImportFrom` nodes.
 
     Returns:
-        dict: A dictionary representing the scope with imported modules and objects.
+        object_scope.ScopeProxy: A mutable mapping representing the scope with imported
+            modules and objects.
     """
-    scope = {}
+    scope = ScopeProxy()
 
     imports = imports or []
     import_froms = import_froms or []
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ def build_scope(
         for alias in imp.names:
             asname = alias.asname or alias.name
             module = importlib.import_module(alias.name)
-            scope[asname] = module
+            scope.register(name=asname, obj=module)
 
     # Handle `from ... import ...` statements
     for imp_from in import_froms:
@@ -42,6 +46,6 @@ def build_scope(
             name = alias.name
             asname = alias.asname or name
             obj = getattr(module, name)
-            scope[asname] = obj
+            scope.register(name=asname, obj=obj)
 
     return scope
diff --git a/flowrep/models/parsers/object_scope.py b/flowrep/models/parsers/object_scope.py
index c8699cb5..eac31e9d 100644
--- a/flowrep/models/parsers/object_scope.py
+++ b/flowrep/models/parsers/object_scope.py
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ class ScopeProxy(MutableMapping[str, object]):
     By default, does not allow re-registration of existing symbols to new values.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, d: MutableMapping[str, object], allow_overwrite: bool = False):
-        self._d = {k: v for k, v in d.items()}
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        d: MutableMapping[str, object] | None = None,
+        allow_overwrite: bool = False,
+    ):
+        self._d = {} if d is None else {k: v for k, v in d.items()}
         self.allow_overwrite = allow_overwrite
 
     def __getitem__(self, name: str):
diff --git a/tests/unit/models/parsers/test_object_scope.py b/tests/unit/models/parsers/test_object_scope.py
index 87009276..9b1d41ba 100644
--- a/tests/unit/models/parsers/test_object_scope.py
+++ b/tests/unit/models/parsers/test_object_scope.py
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ def test_len(self):
         proxy = object_scope.ScopeProxy({"a": 1, "b": 2})
         self.assertEqual(len(proxy), 2)
 
+    def test_empty_construction(self):
+        proxy = object_scope.ScopeProxy()
+        self.assertEqual(len(proxy), 0)
+
     def test_str(self):
         proxy = object_scope.ScopeProxy({"x": 1})
         self.assertEqual(str(proxy), "{'x': 1}")