diff --git a/resources/settings/MBeautyConfigurationRules.m b/resources/settings/MBeautyConfigurationRules.m
index fdcdcda..d11100c 100644
--- a/resources/settings/MBeautyConfigurationRules.m
+++ b/resources/settings/MBeautyConfigurationRules.m
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@
 
 this.OperatorRules.ElementWisePower = struct();
 this.OperatorRules.ElementWisePower.ValueFrom = '\.\^';
-this.OperatorRules.ElementWisePower.ValueTo = ' \.\^ ';
+this.OperatorRules.ElementWisePower.ValueTo = '\.\^';
 
 this.OperatorRules.Power = struct();
 this.OperatorRules.Power.ValueFrom = '\^';
-this.OperatorRules.Power.ValueTo = ' \^ ';
+this.OperatorRules.Power.ValueTo = '\^';
 
 this.OperatorRules.Not = struct();
 this.OperatorRules.Not.ValueFrom = '~';
diff --git a/resources/settings/MBeautyConfigurationRules.xml b/resources/settings/MBeautyConfigurationRules.xml
index 090703f..7ae941a 100644
--- a/resources/settings/MBeautyConfigurationRules.xml
+++ b/resources/settings/MBeautyConfigurationRules.xml
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@
       <OperatorPaddingRule>
          <Key>ElementWisePower</Key>
          <ValueFrom>.^</ValueFrom>
-         <ValueTo> .^ </ValueTo>
+         <ValueTo>.^</ValueTo>
       </OperatorPaddingRule>
       <OperatorPaddingRule>
          <Key>Power</Key>
          <ValueFrom>^</ValueFrom>
-         <ValueTo> ^ </ValueTo>
+         <ValueTo>^</ValueTo>
       </OperatorPaddingRule>
       <OperatorPaddingRule>
          <Key>Not</Key>