diff --git a/.config/espanso/match/base.yml b/.config/espanso/match/base.yml
index 110da6d4..66084270 100644
--- a/.config/espanso/match/base.yml
+++ b/.config/espanso/match/base.yml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ matches:
 
   - trigger: ";quad"
     force_clipboard: true
-    replace: "$$ x = \\frac{-b \\pm \\sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} $$"
+    replace: "$$ x = \\frac{-(b) \\pm \\sqrt{(b)^2 - 4(a)(c)}}{2(a)} $$"
 
   - trigger: ";<h1"
     force_clipboard: true