diff --git a/src/commands/math/basicSymbols.js b/src/commands/math/basicSymbols.js
index d959c75..a165a8c 100644
--- a/src/commands/math/basicSymbols.js
+++ b/src/commands/math/basicSymbols.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         && this[L].ctrlSeq !== "\\ ")
       text = '*' + text;
     if (this[R] && !(this[R] instanceof BinaryOperator)
-        && !(this[R].ctrlSeq === '^'))
+        && !(this[R] instanceof SupSub))
       text += '*';
     return text;
   };
diff --git a/test/unit/publicapi.test.js b/test/unit/publicapi.test.js
index ac0a219..efeb9c2 100644
--- a/test/unit/publicapi.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/publicapi.test.js
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@
       assert.equal(mq.text(), '3^4');
       mq.latex('3x+\\ 4');
       assert.equal(mq.text(), '3*x+ 4');
+      mq.latex('x^2');
+      assert.equal(mq.text(), 'x^2')
     });
 
     test('.moveToDirEnd(dir)', function() {