diff --git a/crates/compiler/parse/src/expr.rs b/crates/compiler/parse/src/expr.rs
index fa186ae835..f85a077cd8 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/parse/src/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/parse/src/expr.rs
@@ -3991,9 +3991,10 @@ enum OperatorOrDef {
 }
 
 fn bin_op<'a>(check_for_defs: bool) -> impl Parser<'a, BinOp, EExpr<'a>> {
-    (move |_, state: State<'a>, min_indent| {
+    (move |arena: &'a Bump, state: State<'a>, min_indent| {
         let start = state.pos();
-        let (_, op, state) = operator_help(EExpr::Start, EExpr::BadOperator, state, min_indent)?;
+        let (_, op, state) =
+            operator_help(arena, EExpr::Start, EExpr::BadOperator, state, min_indent)?;
         let err_progress = if check_for_defs {
             MadeProgress
         } else {
@@ -4014,12 +4015,15 @@ fn bin_op<'a>(check_for_defs: bool) -> impl Parser<'a, BinOp, EExpr<'a>> {
 }
 
 fn operator<'a>() -> impl Parser<'a, OperatorOrDef, EExpr<'a>> {
-    (move |_, state, min_indent| operator_help(EExpr::Start, EExpr::BadOperator, state, min_indent))
-        .trace("operator")
+    (move |arena: &'a Bump, state, min_indent| {
+        operator_help(arena, EExpr::Start, EExpr::BadOperator, state, min_indent)
+    })
+    .trace("operator")
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
 fn operator_help<'a, F, G, E>(
+    arena: &'a Bump,
     to_expectation: F,
     to_error: G,
     mut state: State<'a>,
@@ -4030,20 +4034,17 @@ where
     G: Fn(&'a str, Position) -> E,
     E: 'a,
 {
-    match *state.bytes() {
-        [b'o', b'r', ..] => {
-            return Ok((
-                MadeProgress,
-                OperatorOrDef::BinOp(BinOp::Or),
-                state.advance(2),
-            ))
+    let and_or = either(
+        parser::keyword(keyword::AND, EExpr::End),
+        parser::keyword(keyword::OR, EExpr::End),
+    );
+
+    match and_or.parse(arena, state.clone(), min_indent) {
+        Ok((MadeProgress, Either::First(_), state)) => {
+            return Ok((MadeProgress, OperatorOrDef::BinOp(BinOp::And), state))
         }
-        [b'a', b'n', b'd', ..] => {
-            return Ok((
-                MadeProgress,
-                OperatorOrDef::BinOp(BinOp::And),
-                state.advance(3),
-            ))
+        Ok((MadeProgress, Either::Second(_), state)) => {
+            return Ok((MadeProgress, OperatorOrDef::BinOp(BinOp::Or), state))
         }
         _ => {}
     }
diff --git a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/sneaky_and_expr.expr.formatted.roc b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/sneaky_and_expr.expr.formatted.roc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20d5bd2e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/sneaky_and_expr.expr.formatted.roc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+a
+ands
+d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/sneaky_and_expr.expr.result-ast b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/sneaky_and_expr.expr.result-ast
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c38110d34e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/sneaky_and_expr.expr.result-ast
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+@0-11 SpaceAfter(
+    Defs(
+        Defs {
+            tags: [
+                EitherIndex(2147483648),
+                EitherIndex(2147483649),
+            ],
+            regions: [
+                @0-1,
+                @2-9,
+            ],
+            space_before: [
+                Slice<roc_parse::ast::CommentOrNewline> { start: 0, length: 0 },
+                Slice<roc_parse::ast::CommentOrNewline> { start: 0, length: 1 },
+            ],
+            space_after: [
+                Slice<roc_parse::ast::CommentOrNewline> { start: 0, length: 0 },
+                Slice<roc_parse::ast::CommentOrNewline> { start: 1, length: 0 },
+            ],
+            spaces: [
+                Newline,
+            ],
+            type_defs: [],
+            value_defs: [
+                Stmt(
+                    @0-1 Var {
+                        module_name: "",
+                        ident: "a",
+                    },
+                ),
+                Body(
+                    @2-4 RecordDestructure(
+                        [],
+                    ),
+                    @5-9 Var {
+                        module_name: "",
+                        ident: "ands",
+                    },
+                ),
+            ],
+        },
+        @10-11 SpaceBefore(
+            Var {
+                module_name: "",
+                ident: "d",
+            },
+            [
+                Newline,
+            ],
+        ),
+    ),
+    [
+        Newline,
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/sneaky_and_expr.expr.roc b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/sneaky_and_expr.expr.roc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce9da1f0dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/sneaky_and_expr.expr.roc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+a
+{}=ands
+d
diff --git a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/test_snapshots.rs b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/test_snapshots.rs
index b71bc6acfb..6fd95b8c86 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/test_snapshots.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/test_snapshots.rs
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ mod test_snapshots {
         pass/single_question_binop_closure.expr,
         pass/single_question_binop_tag.expr,
         pass/single_underscore_closure.expr,
+        pass/sneaky_and_expr.expr,
         pass/sneaky_implements_in_opaque_fn_type.expr,
         pass/space_after_opt_field_pat.expr,
         pass/space_before_colon.full,