diff --git a/aerospike_helpers/expressions/resources.py b/aerospike_helpers/expressions/resources.py
index 048ae4aca0..d0ce04ec2c 100644
--- a/aerospike_helpers/expressions/resources.py
+++ b/aerospike_helpers/expressions/resources.py
@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@ def _overload_op(self, right: "TypeAny", op_type: int):
         else:
             r = (right,)
 
-        return _create_operator_expression(l, r, op_type)
+        new_expr = _BaseExpr()
+        new_expr._op = op_type
+        new_expr._children = l + r
+        return new_expr
 
     def _overload_op_va_args(self, right: "TypeAny", op_type: int):
         expr_end = _BaseExpr()