diff --git a/skema/rest/tests/test_eqns_to_mets.py b/skema/rest/tests/test_eqns_to_mets.py
index 66e47e4f8fc..97cb640edea 100644
--- a/skema/rest/tests/test_eqns_to_mets.py
+++ b/skema/rest/tests/test_eqns_to_mets.py
@@ -6,11 +6,24 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.ci_only
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_post_eqns_to_mets_latex():
+async def test_post_eqns_to_mets_mathml_latex():
     """
     Test case for /equations-to-met.
     """
-    latex_equations = ["E=mc^2", "c=\\frac{a}{b}"]
+    latex_equations = [
+        """
+        <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML">
+          <mi>E</mi>
+          <mo>=</mo>
+          <mi>m</mi>
+          <msup>
+            <mi>c</mi>
+            <mn>2</mn>
+          </msup>
+        </math>
+        """,
+        "c=\\frac{a}{b}",
+    ]
 
     endpoint = "/equations-to-met"
 
@@ -125,22 +138,12 @@ async def test_post_eqns_to_mets_latex():
 
 @pytest.mark.ci_only
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_post_eqns_to_mets_mathml():
+async def test_post_eqns_to_mets_latex_mathml():
     """
     Test case for /equations-to-met.
     """
     mathml_equations = [
-        """
-        <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML">
-          <mi>E</mi>
-          <mo>=</mo>
-          <mi>m</mi>
-          <msup>
-            <mi>c</mi>
-            <mn>2</mn>
-          </msup>
-        </math>
-        """,
+        "E=mc^2",
         """
         <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML">
           <mi>c</mi>
diff --git a/skema/rest/workflows.py b/skema/rest/workflows.py
index eaba8f47b33..e874a7067da 100644
--- a/skema/rest/workflows.py
+++ b/skema/rest/workflows.py
@@ -254,14 +254,12 @@ async def equations_to_met(data: schema.EquationToMET, client: httpx.AsyncClient
     print(r.json())
     ```
     """
-    if "</math>" in data.equations[0]:
-        eqns: List[str] = [
-            utils.clean_mml(mml) for mml in data.equations
-        ]
-    else:
-        eqns: List[str] = [
-            utils.clean_mml(eqn2mml.get_mathml_from_latex(tex)) for tex in data.equations
-        ]
+    eqns: List[str] = []
+    for eqn in data.equations:
+        if "</math>" in eqn:
+            eqns.append(utils.clean_mml(eqn))
+        else:
+            eqns.append(utils.clean_mml(eqn2mml.get_mathml_from_latex(eqn)))
 
     res = await client.put(f"{SKEMA_RS_ADDESS}/mathml/met", json=eqns)
     if res.status_code != 200:
@@ -296,14 +294,12 @@ async def equations_to_gamr(data: schema.EquationToMET, client: httpx.AsyncClien
     print(r.json())
     ```
     """
-    if "</math>" in data.equations[0]:
-        eqns: List[str] = [
-            utils.clean_mml(mml) for mml in data.equations
-        ]
-    else:
-        eqns: List[str] = [
-            utils.clean_mml(eqn2mml.get_mathml_from_latex(tex)) for tex in data.equations
-        ]
+    eqns: List[str] = []
+    for eqn in data.equations:
+        if "</math>" in eqn:
+            eqns.append(utils.clean_mml(eqn))
+        else:
+            eqns.append(utils.clean_mml(eqn2mml.get_mathml_from_latex(eqn)))
 
     res = await client.put(f"{SKEMA_RS_ADDESS}/mathml/g-amr", json=eqns)
     if res.status_code != 200: