diff --git a/tools/lib/formats/default/doubleColumnHandler.py b/tools/lib/formats/default/doubleColumnHandler.py
index f685ee51..96139a81 100644
--- a/tools/lib/formats/default/doubleColumnHandler.py
+++ b/tools/lib/formats/default/doubleColumnHandler.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from ..formatHandlerBase import formatHandlerBase
 from ..formatName import formatName
 from ...data import dataFileBase,DataType,method,excitationValue,datafileSelector,AbsDataFile,getSubtablesRange,state
-from ...LaTeX import newCommand
+from ...LaTeX import newCommand,extractMath
 import re
 from TexSoup import TexSoup
 import numpy as np
@@ -19,13 +19,9 @@ class doubleColumnHandler(formatHandlerBase):
       for rangeTrans in subtablestrans:
         mytrans=moltable[rangeTrans,:]
         mytransdesc=mytrans[0:2,1]
-        for i in range(2):      
-          try:
-            mathsoup=TexSoup(mytransdesc[i])
-          except:
-            print(f"Error when parsing latex state: {str(mytransdesc[i])}")
-            exit(-1)
-          newCommand.runAll(mathsoup,self.commands)
+
+        for i in range(2):
+          mathsoup=extractMath(mytransdesc[i],Soup=True,commands=self.commands)
           mytransdesc[i]=str(mathsoup)
         for colindex in range(3,np.size(table,1)):
           col=mytrans[:,colindex]
diff --git a/tools/lib/formats/default/doubleTBEHandler.py b/tools/lib/formats/default/doubleTBEHandler.py
index 8c48708b..b6f89211 100644
--- a/tools/lib/formats/default/doubleTBEHandler.py
+++ b/tools/lib/formats/default/doubleTBEHandler.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from ..formatHandlerBase import formatHandlerBase
 from ..formatName import formatName
 from ...data import dataFileBase,DataType,method,excitationValue,datafileSelector,getSubtablesRange,AbsDataFile,state
 from ...utils import getValFromCell, checkFloat
-from ...LaTeX import newCommand
+from ...LaTeX import newCommand,extractMath
 from TexSoup import TexSoup
 import re
 @formatName("doubleTBE")
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ class doubleTBEHandler(formatHandlerBase):
       data.molecule=str(table[rangeMol[0],0])
       data.method=method("TBE","CBS")
       for mytrans in table[rangeMol]:
-        try:
-          mathsoup=TexSoup(mytrans[1])
-        except:
-          print(f"Error when parsing latex state: {str(mytransdesc[i])}")
-          exit(-1)
-        newCommand.runAll(mathsoup,self.commands)
+        mathsoup=extractMath(mytrans[1],Soup=True,commands=self.commands)
         mytransdesc=str(mathsoup)
         infin=mytransdesc.split(r"\rightarrow")
         for i,item in enumerate(infin):