diff --git a/sympyextensions.py b/sympyextensions.py
index d3b86fe588885b524bebe05c1053c63f3e98d31a..ad52a6ca1b5c545a769be10d93905a54dcada36d 100644
--- a/sympyextensions.py
+++ b/sympyextensions.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def makeExponentialFuncArgumentSquares(expr, variablesToCompleteSquares):
             expArg = term.args[0]
             for i in range(dim):
                 expArg, substitution = completeTheSquare(expArg, variablesToCompleteSquares[i], dummies[i])
-            return sp.exp(sp.simplify(expArg))
+            return sp.exp(sp.expand(expArg))
         else:
             paramList = [visit(a) for a in term.args]
             if not paramList: