diff --git a/src/compile.c b/src/compile.c
index a07b015..86b957e 100644
--- a/src/compile.c
+++ b/src/compile.c
@@ -149,8 +149,13 @@ char* compile_gensplit(tSyntaxElement* se, char* operator) {
 			else
 				string_append(&result,compile_expression_wrapped(token->next));
 
-			if (token->next->next != NULL)
+			if (token->next->next != NULL) {
+
+				string_append(&result," ");
 				string_append(&result,operator);
+				string_append(&result," ");
+
+			}
 
 			token = token->next;
 
@@ -621,7 +626,7 @@ char* compile(tSyntaxElement* syntaxtree) {
 			}
 
 		}
-		
+
 		if (syntaxtree->next != NULL)
 			syntaxtree = syntaxtree->next;
 		else break;