diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 1583fa72c..2585865bc 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,35 @@ export const encounterRepresentation =
 export const FormsStore = 'forms-engine-store';
 export const PatientChartWorkspaceHeaderSlot = 'patient-chart-workspace-header-slot';
 export const codedTypes = ['radio', 'checkbox', 'select', 'content-switcher'];
+export const expressionDelimiters = [
+  '+',
+  '*',
+  '/',
+  '%',
+  '==',
+  '!=',
+  '===',
+  '!==',
+  '>',
+  '<',
+  '>=',
+  '<=',
+  '&&',
+  '||',
+  '&',
+  '|',
+  '^',
+  '~',
+  '<<',
+  '>>',
+  '>>>',
+  '+=',
+  '-=',
+  '*=',
+  '/=',
+  '%=',
+  '?:',
+  '?',
+  ':',
+  '=>',
+];
diff --git a/src/utils/common-expression-helpers.ts b/src/utils/common-expression-helpers.ts
index 802cfd044..25ea613f6 100644
--- a/src/utils/common-expression-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/common-expression-helpers.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { type FormNode } from './expression-runner';
 import { isEmpty as isValueEmpty } from '../validators/form-validator';
 import * as apiFunctions from '../api/api';
 import { getZRefByGenderAndAge } from './zscore-service';
-import { ConceptFalse, ConceptTrue } from '../constants';
+import { ConceptFalse, ConceptTrue, expressionDelimiters } from '../constants';
 
 export class CommonExpressionHelpers {
   node: FormNode = null;
@@ -491,3 +491,27 @@ export const booleanConceptToBoolean = (booleanConceptRepresentation): boolean =
     return false;
   }
 };
+
+export const expressionFormatter = (expression: string): string => {
+  let sanitizedExpression;
+
+  expressionDelimiters.forEach((delimiter) => {
+    const expressionParts = expression.split(delimiter).map((eachItem) => eachItem.trim());
+    if (expressionParts.length > 1) {
+      const [firstPart, lastPart] = expressionParts; //add a map to check for all elements in the array
+
+      if (/[a-zA-Z0-9'()]/.test(firstPart.charAt(firstPart.length - 1)) || /[a-zA-Z0-9'()]/.test(lastPart?.charAt(0))) {
+        sanitizedExpression = splitAndFormat(delimiter, expression);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  return sanitizedExpression;
+};
+
+function splitAndFormat(delimiter: string, expression: string): string {
+  return expression
+    .split(delimiter)
+    .map((item) => item.trim())
+    .join(` ${delimiter} `);
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/expression-parser.ts b/src/utils/expression-parser.ts
index 8243e7254..f9a5c067d 100644
--- a/src/utils/expression-parser.ts
+++ b/src/utils/expression-parser.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { type FormField } from '../types';
 import { ConceptFalse, ConceptTrue } from '../constants';
-import { registerDependency } from './common-expression-helpers';
+import { expressionFormatter, registerDependency } from './common-expression-helpers';
 import { type FormNode } from './expression-runner';
 
 /**
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ export function parseExpression(expression: string): string[] {
   let inQuote = false;
   let openParensCount = 0;
 
-  for (let i = 0; i < expression.length; i++) {
-    const char = expression.charAt(i);
+  const sanitizedExpression = expressionFormatter(expression);
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < sanitizedExpression.length; i++) {
+    const char = sanitizedExpression.charAt(i);
 
     if (char === "'" || char === '"') {
       if (inQuote) {
diff --git a/src/utils/expression-runner.ts b/src/utils/expression-runner.ts
index 6b5ce27c3..d64fd0147 100644
--- a/src/utils/expression-runner.ts
+++ b/src/utils/expression-runner.ts
@@ -32,68 +32,6 @@ export function evaluateExpression(
     return null;
   }
 
-  const operators = [
-    '+',
-    '*',
-    '/',
-    '%',
-    '==',
-    '!=',
-    '===',
-    '!==',
-    '>',
-    '<',
-    '>=',
-    '<=',
-    '&&',
-    '||',
-    '&',
-    '|',
-    '^',
-    '~',
-    '<<',
-    '>>',
-    '>>>',
-    '+=',
-    '-=',
-    '*=',
-    '/=',
-    '%=',
-    '?:',
-    '?',
-    ':',
-    '=>',
-  ];
-
-  function splitter(delimiter: string, expression: string) {
-    return expression
-      .split(delimiter)
-      .map((item) => item.trim())
-      .join(` ${delimiter} `);
-  }
-
-  const expressionFormatter = (expression: string): string => {
-    let sanitizedExpression;
-
-    operators.forEach((operator) => {
-      const expressionParts = expression.split(operator).map((eachItem) => eachItem.trim());
-      if (expressionParts.length > 1) {
-        const [firstPart, lastPart] = expressionParts;
-
-        if (!/[a-zA-Z0-9']/.test(firstPart.charAt(firstPart.length - 1)) || !/[a-zA-Z0-9']/.test(lastPart?.charAt(0))) {
-          // these have been split by an invalid operator
-          console.log('split by invalid delimiter');
-        } else {
-          sanitizedExpression = splitter(operator, expression);
-        }
-      }
-    });
-
-    return sanitizedExpression;
-  };
-
-  expressionFormatter(expression);
-
   const allFieldsKeys = fields.map((f) => f.id);
   const parts = parseExpression(expression.trim());
   // register dependencies