diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/expression_processing_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/expression_processing_test.go
index b4d4e373..14eaf46a 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/expression_processing_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/expression_processing_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ var pathTests = []struct {
 		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "[", "3 (int64)", "]"),
 		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "3 (int64)", "COLLECT", "SHORT_PIPE"),
 	},
+	{
+		`.key.array + .key.array2`,
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "key", "SHORT_PIPE", "array", "ADD", "key", "SHORT_PIPE", "array2"),
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "key", "array", "SHORT_PIPE", "key", "array2", "SHORT_PIPE", "ADD"),
+	},
+	{
+		`.key.array * .key.array2`,
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "key", "SHORT_PIPE", "array", "MULTIPLY", "key", "SHORT_PIPE", "array2"),
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "key", "array", "SHORT_PIPE", "key", "array2", "SHORT_PIPE", "MULTIPLY"),
+	},
+	{
+		`.key.array // .key.array2`,
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "key", "SHORT_PIPE", "array", "ALTERNATIVE", "key", "SHORT_PIPE", "array2"),
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "key", "array", "SHORT_PIPE", "key", "array2", "SHORT_PIPE", "ALTERNATIVE"),
+	},
 	{
 		`.a | .[].b == "apple"`,
 		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "a", "PIPE", "TRAVERSE_ARRAY", "[", "]", "SHORT_PIPE", "b", "EQUALS", "apple (string)"),
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
index 1994cb6c..976eff7e 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ var assignCommentOpType = &operationType{Type: "ASSIGN_COMMENT", NumArgs: 2, Pre
 var assignAnchorOpType = &operationType{Type: "ASSIGN_ANCHOR", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 40, Handler: assignAnchorOperator}
 var assignAliasOpType = &operationType{Type: "ASSIGN_ALIAS", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 40, Handler: assignAliasOperator}
 
-var multiplyOpType = &operationType{Type: "MULTIPLY", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 45, Handler: multiplyOperator}
-var addOpType = &operationType{Type: "ADD", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 45, Handler: addOperator}
-var alternativeOpType = &operationType{Type: "ALTERNATIVE", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 45, Handler: alternativeOperator}
+var multiplyOpType = &operationType{Type: "MULTIPLY", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 42, Handler: multiplyOperator}
+var addOpType = &operationType{Type: "ADD", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 42, Handler: addOperator}
+var alternativeOpType = &operationType{Type: "ALTERNATIVE", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 42, Handler: alternativeOperator}
 
 var equalsOpType = &operationType{Type: "EQUALS", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 40, Handler: equalsOperator}
 var createMapOpType = &operationType{Type: "CREATE_MAP", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 40, Handler: createMapOperator}