diff --git a/src/nodes/eval.rs b/src/nodes/eval.rs
index 7be6bf7..2ebfee0 100644
--- a/src/nodes/eval.rs
+++ b/src/nodes/eval.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,31 @@ fn collapse_toplevel(nodes: &mut Vec<Node>, mut end: usize) -> Result<(), Error>
         .rposition(|n| *n == Node::ParenthesisStart)
         .unwrap_or(0);
 
+    let mut i = start;
+    while i < end {
+        if let Node::Operator(operator) = nodes[i]
+            && matches!(operator, Operator::Plus | Operator::Minus)
+            && matches!(
+                i.checked_sub(1).and_then(|i| nodes.get(i)),
+                None | Some(Node::ParenthesisStart)
+            )
+        {
+            match nodes.get_mut(i + 1) {
+                None => return Err(Error::OutOfBounds(Nodes(nodes.clone()), i + 1)),
+
+                Some(Node::Number(n)) => {
+                    if operator == Operator::Minus {
+                        n.mul_from(-1);
+                    }
+                    nodes.remove(i);
+                    end -= 1;
+                }
+                Some(n) => return Err(Error::InvalidOperand(n.clone())),
+            }
+        }
+        i += 1;
+    }
+
     while let Some((index, function)) = nodes[start..end]
         .iter()
         .enumerate()
diff --git a/src/nodes/parse.rs b/src/nodes/parse.rs
index f4375f5..96d4236 100644
--- a/src/nodes/parse.rs
+++ b/src/nodes/parse.rs
@@ -157,17 +157,9 @@ impl FromStr for Nodes {
                 } else if c == ')' {
                     nodes.push(Node::ParenthesisEnd);
                 } else {
-                    if matches!(
-                        nodes.last(),
-                        Some(Node::Operator(_) | Node::ParenthesisStart) | None
-                    ) {
-                        // it must be a unary operator
-                        state = ParsingState::ReadingNumber(i);
-                    } else {
-                        nodes.push(Node::Operator(
-                            c.try_into().map_err(Error::InvalidOperator)?,
-                        ));
-                    }
+                    nodes.push(Node::Operator(
+                        c.try_into().map_err(Error::InvalidOperator)?,
+                    ));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -241,7 +233,8 @@ mod tests {
                 Node::from(5),
                 Node::Operator(Operator::Mult),
                 Node::ParenthesisStart,
-                Node::from(-5),
+                Node::Operator(Operator::Minus),
+                Node::from(5),
                 Node::ParenthesisEnd,
             ],
         )
diff --git a/src/nodes/tests.rs b/src/nodes/tests.rs
index d7cbd59..15b6c21 100644
--- a/src/nodes/tests.rs
+++ b/src/nodes/tests.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ fn unary_operators() {
     assert_eq!(eval("-10"), -10.);
     assert_eq!(eval("+10"), 10.);
 }
+#[test]
+fn unary_operators_with_parenthesis() {
+    assert_eq!(eval("-(10)"), -10.);
+    assert_eq!(eval("+(10)"), 10.);
+    assert_eq!(eval("(-10)"), -10.);
+    assert_eq!(eval("(+10)"), 10.);
+}
 
 #[test]
 fn constant_implicit_mult() {