diff --git a/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs b/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
index dd95e186..181435dd 100644
--- a/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
+++ b/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ instance Pretty Expression where
     -- not chainable binary operators: <, >, <=, >=, ==, !=
     pretty (Operation a op@(Ann _ op' _) b)
         | op' == TLess || op' == TGreater || op' == TLessEqual || op' == TGreaterEqual || op' == TEqual || op' == TUnequal
-        = pretty a <> softline <> pretty op <> hardspace <> pretty b
+        = group $ pretty a <> group' RegularG (line <> pretty op <> hardspace <> pretty b)
     -- all other operators
     pretty operation@(Operation _ op _)
         = let