diff --git a/SeQuant/core/optimize/fusion.cpp b/SeQuant/core/optimize/fusion.cpp
index 64629828b..23b62892e 100644
--- a/SeQuant/core/optimize/fusion.cpp
+++ b/SeQuant/core/optimize/fusion.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,13 @@ ExprPtr Fusion::fuse_left(Product const& lhs, Product const& rhs) {
   auto lsmand_prod = Product{lsmand.begin(), lsmand.end()};
   auto rsmand_prod = Product{rsmand.begin(), rsmand.end()};
 
-  if (lhs.scalar() == rhs.scalar())
-    fac_prod.scale(lhs.scalar());
-  else {
-    lsmand_prod.scale(lhs.scalar());
-    rsmand_prod.scale(rhs.scalar());
-  }
+  assert(lhs.scalar().imag().is_zero() && rhs.scalar().imag().is_zero() &&
+         "Complex valued gcd not supported");
+  auto scalars_fused = fuse_scalar(lhs.scalar().real(), rhs.scalar().real());
+
+  fac_prod.scale(scalars_fused.at(0));
+  lsmand_prod.scale(scalars_fused.at(1));
+  rsmand_prod.scale(scalars_fused.at(2));
 
   // f (a + b)
 
@@ -86,12 +87,13 @@ ExprPtr Fusion::fuse_right(Product const& lhs, Product const& rhs) {
   auto lsmand_prod = Product{lsmand.begin(), lsmand.end()};
   auto rsmand_prod = Product{rsmand.begin(), rsmand.end()};
 
-  if (lhs.scalar() == rhs.scalar())
-    fac_prod.scale(lhs.scalar());
-  else {
-    lsmand_prod.scale(lhs.scalar());
-    rsmand_prod.scale(rhs.scalar());
-  }
+  assert(lhs.scalar().imag().is_zero() && rhs.scalar().imag().is_zero() &&
+         "Complex valued gcd not supported");
+  auto scalars_fused = fuse_scalar(lhs.scalar().real(), rhs.scalar().real());
+
+  fac_prod.scale(scalars_fused.at(0));
+  lsmand_prod.scale(scalars_fused.at(1));
+  rsmand_prod.scale(scalars_fused.at(2));
 
   // (a + b) f
 
@@ -102,4 +104,29 @@ ExprPtr Fusion::fuse_right(Product const& lhs, Product const& rhs) {
   return ex<Product>(ExprPtrList{ex<Sum>(ExprPtrList{a, b}), f});
 }
 
+rational Fusion::gcd_rational(rational const& left, rational const& right) {
+  auto&& r1 = left.real();
+  auto&& r2 = right.real();
+  auto&& n1 = numerator(r1);
+  auto&& d1 = denominator(r1);
+  auto&& n2 = numerator(r2);
+  auto&& d2 = denominator(r2);
+
+  auto num = gcd(n1 * d2, n2 * d1);
+  return {num, d1 * d2};
+}
+
+std::array<rational, 3> Fusion::fuse_scalar(rational const& left,
+                                            rational const& right) {
+  auto fused = gcd_rational(left, right);
+  rational left_fused = left / fused;
+  rational right_fused = right / fused;
+  if (left < 0 && right < 0) {
+    fused *= -1;
+    left_fused *= -1;
+    right_fused *= -1;
+  }
+  return {fused, left_fused, right_fused};
+}
+
 }  // namespace sequant::opt
diff --git a/SeQuant/core/optimize/fusion.hpp b/SeQuant/core/optimize/fusion.hpp
index 97c4cf869..210a9b120 100644
--- a/SeQuant/core/optimize/fusion.hpp
+++ b/SeQuant/core/optimize/fusion.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ class Fusion {
 
   static ExprPtr fuse_right(Product const& lhs, Product const& rhs);
 
+  ///
+  /// Get the greatest common divisor of two rational numbers.
+  ///
+  static rational gcd_rational(rational const& left, rational const& right);
+
+  ///
+  /// Fuse scalars @param left and @param right and the return the result
+  /// as an array of three elements: first is the greatest common factor,
+  /// second the fused sub-factor of @param left and the third is that
+  /// of @param right.
+  ///
+  static std::array<rational, 3> fuse_scalar(rational const& left,
+                                             rational const& right);
+
  private:
   ExprPtr left_;
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_fusion.cpp b/tests/unit/test_fusion.cpp
index 6a80c836d..99ee9e823 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_fusion.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/test_fusion.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 #include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
 
-#include <SeQuant/core/attr.hpp>
 #include <SeQuant/core/expr.hpp>
 #include <SeQuant/core/optimize/fusion.hpp>
 #include <SeQuant/core/parse_expr.hpp>
-#include <SeQuant/domain/mbpt/convention.hpp>
 
 #include <array>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
-TEST_CASE("TEST_FUSION", "[Fusion]") {
+TEST_CASE("TEST_FUSION", "[optimize]") {
   using sequant::opt::Fusion;
   using namespace sequant;
   std::vector<std::array<std::wstring_view, 3>> fused_terms{
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ TEST_CASE("TEST_FUSION", "[Fusion]") {
 
       {L"1/8 g{a1,a2;a3,a4} t{a3,a4;i1,i2}",
        L"1/4 g{a1,a2;a3,a4} t{a3;i1} t{a4;i2}",
-       L"g{a1,a2;a3,a4}(1/8 t{a3,a4;i1,i2} + 1/4 t{a3;i1} t{a4;i2})"},
+       L"1/8 g{a1,a2;a3,a4}(t{a3,a4;i1,i2} + 2 t{a3;i1} t{a4;i2})"},
 
       {L"1/4 g{a1,a2;a3,a4} t{a3;i1} t{a4;i2}",
        L"1/4 g{i3,i4;a3,a4} t{a1;i3} t{a2;i4} t{a3;i1} t{a4;i2}",
@@ -32,13 +30,20 @@ TEST_CASE("TEST_FUSION", "[Fusion]") {
 
       {L"1/8 g{i3,i4;a3,a4} t{a1;i3} t{a2;i4} t{a3,a4;i1,i2}",
        L"1/4 g{i3,i4;a3,a4} t{a1;i3} t{a2;i4} t{a3;i1} t{a4;i2}",
-       L"g{i3,i4;a3,a4} t{a1;i3} t{a2;i4} "
-       L"                      (1/8 t{a3,a4;i1,i2} + 1/4 t{a3;i1} t{a4;i2})"}};
+       L"1/8 g{i3,i4;a3,a4} t{a1;i3} t{a2;i4} "
+       L"                      (t{a3,a4;i1,i2} + 2 t{a3;i1} t{a4;i2})"},
+
+      {L"-1/8 g{i3,i4;a3,a4} t{a1;i3} t{a2;i4} t{a3,a4;i1,i2}",
+       L"-1/4 g{i3,i4;a3,a4} t{a1;i3} t{a2;i4} t{a3;i1} t{a4;i2}",
+       L"-1/8 g{i3,i4;a3,a4} t{a1;i3} t{a2;i4} "
+       L"                      (t{a3,a4;i1,i2} + 2 t{a3;i1} t{a4;i2})"}
+
+  };
 
   for (auto&& [l, r, f] : fused_terms) {
-    auto const le = parse_expr(l, Symmetry::nonsymm);
-    auto const re = parse_expr(r, Symmetry::nonsymm);
-    auto const fe = parse_expr(f, Symmetry::nonsymm);
+    auto const le = parse_expr(l);
+    auto const re = parse_expr(r);
+    auto const fe = parse_expr(f);
     auto fu = Fusion{le->as<Product>(), re->as<Product>()};
     REQUIRE((fu.left() || fu.right()));