diff --git a/@CVC_checker/matlab_to_cvc_syntax_translation.m b/@CVC_checker/matlab_to_cvc_syntax_translation.m
index 341c96200e49fab36d795cc36ae38bd2dcfa547c..38dde35c889cae5966ca8d7b79c937c59a4959bc 100644
--- a/@CVC_checker/matlab_to_cvc_syntax_translation.m
+++ b/@CVC_checker/matlab_to_cvc_syntax_translation.m
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 % Author: Colin Eles elesc@mcmaster.ca
 % Organization: McMaster Centre for Software Certification
 function cvc_string = matlab_to_cvc_syntax_translation(matlab_string)
+
+s = [matlab_string(1,:)];
+for j = 2:size(matlab_string,1)
+   s = [s ' ' matlab_string(j,:)];
+end
+matlab_string = s;
+
 cvc_string = regexprep(matlab_string,'&&',' AND ');
 cvc_string = regexprep(cvc_string,'~(?!=)',' NOT ');
 cvc_string = regexprep(cvc_string,'~=',' /= ');
diff --git a/@GUI/check_grid_condition.m b/@GUI/check_grid_condition.m
index fa211fbb807febb380b7ddcc4077ec9fac34710d..8b0fb7ca1f316b122bcc6e4ffe5585069aa91c4a 100644
--- a/@GUI/check_grid_condition.m
+++ b/@GUI/check_grid_condition.m
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ for i = 1:size(grid.cells,2)
     
     error = '';
     string = get(grid.cells(i).cond,'String');
+
+    s = [string(1,:)];
+    for j = 2:size(string,1)
+       s = [s ' ' string(j,:)];
+    end
+    string = s;
     
     if ( strcmp(string,'') || isempty(string)) && i == 1 && isempty(grid.parent_grid) && size(grid.cells,2) == 1
         break;
diff --git a/@GUI/check_matlab_syntax_condition.m b/@GUI/check_matlab_syntax_condition.m
index dc602838cf2b9e1c50cd712620092030acbfe4e9..78f40a200d5831c8e138794e40c7ed73d6b85397 100644
--- a/@GUI/check_matlab_syntax_condition.m
+++ b/@GUI/check_matlab_syntax_condition.m
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ for i=1:size(parsed_input,2)
     
     
 end
+
 if ~result
     % the string is a condition we need to evaulate it as it
     % will be used in the code, as in order for an if statement
diff --git a/@GUI/evaluate_counter_grid.m b/@GUI/evaluate_counter_grid.m
index b8930df30357bbb8f80474671350a23e6e52065b..c73c2ce5be7caf02630715595882de5c8ab48c85 100644
--- a/@GUI/evaluate_counter_grid.m
+++ b/@GUI/evaluate_counter_grid.m
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ end
 check_string = [check_string counter sprintf('\n')];
 for i=1:size(grid.cells,2)
     condition_string = get(grid.cells(i).cond,'string');
+    
+    s = [condition_string(1,:)];
+    for j = 2:size(condition_string,1)
+       s = [s ' ' condition_string(j,:)];
+    end
+    condition_string = s;
+    
     if(~isempty(condition_string))
         
         eval([check_string  'result =(' char(condition_string) ');'])