diff --git a/packages/schema/tests/schema/zmodel-generator.test.ts b/packages/schema/tests/schema/zmodel-generator.test.ts
index a58cfd1a7..c07f24a45 100644
--- a/packages/schema/tests/schema/zmodel-generator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/tests/schema/zmodel-generator.test.ts
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ describe('ZModel Generator Tests', () => {
             'User'
         );
 
-        checkAttribute(model.attributes[0], `@@allow('read', posts ? [author == auth()])`);
+        checkAttribute(model.attributes[0], `@@allow('read', posts?[author == auth()])`);
         checkAttribute(model.attributes[1], `@@deny('read', name == '123' && (role == USER || name == '456'))`);
         checkAttribute(
             model.attributes[2],
-            `@@allow('delete', posts ? [author == auth() && (level < 10 || author.role == USER) && !author.deleted])`
+            `@@allow('delete', posts?[author == auth() && (level < 10 || author.role == USER) && !author.deleted])`
         );
     });
 });
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/zmodel-code-generator.ts b/packages/sdk/src/zmodel-code-generator.ts
index dac743f79..46cc2010f 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/zmodel-code-generator.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/zmodel-code-generator.ts
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ ${ast.fields.map((x) => this.indent + this.generate(x)).join('\n')}${
         const { left: isLeftParenthesis, right: isRightParenthesis } = this.isParenthesesNeededForBinaryExpr(ast);
 
         return `${isLeftParenthesis ? '(' : ''}${this.generate(ast.left)}${isLeftParenthesis ? ')' : ''}${
-            this.binaryExprSpace
-        }${operator}${this.binaryExprSpace}${isRightParenthesis ? '(' : ''}${
+            isCollectionPredicate ? '' : this.binaryExprSpace
+        }${operator}${isCollectionPredicate ? '' : this.binaryExprSpace}${isRightParenthesis ? '(' : ''}${
             isCollectionPredicate ? `[${rightExpr}]` : rightExpr
         }${isRightParenthesis ? ')' : ''}`;
     }