diff --git a/src/templates/__tests__/templateformatter.test.js b/src/templates/__tests__/templateformatter.test.js
index 3ef4b27..5a8b655 100644
--- a/src/templates/__tests__/templateformatter.test.js
+++ b/src/templates/__tests__/templateformatter.test.js
@@ -49,4 +49,14 @@ describe('formatTemplateContent', () => {
 
     expect(result.content).toContain('<%# comment %>');
   });
+
+  it('should not add spaces inside parentheses around EJS output', () => {
+    const input =
+      '<Text><Bold><%= courierService.name %></Bold> ( <%= courier.name %> )</Text>';
+    const result = formatTemplateContent(input);
+
+    expect(result.content).toContain('</Bold> (<%= courier.name %>)');
+    expect(result.content).not.toMatch(/\(\s+<%/);
+    expect(result.content).not.toMatch(/%>\s+\)/);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/templates/templateformatter.js b/src/templates/templateformatter.js
index 9dd84aa..6182ff9 100644
--- a/src/templates/templateformatter.js
+++ b/src/templates/templateformatter.js
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ function restoreEjsBlocks(content, ejsBlocks) {
   );
 }
 
+function tightenParenthesesAroundEjs(content) {
+  return content.replace(/\(\s+(<%)/g, '($1').replace(/(%>)\s+\)/g, '$1)');
+}
+
 export function formatTemplateContent(content) {
   if (content == null || typeof content !== 'string') {
     return { error: 'Content is required and must be a string.', code: 400 };
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ export function formatTemplateContent(content) {
     const { masked, ejsBlocks } = maskEjsBlocks(content);
     let formatted = beautifyHtml(masked, HTML_BEAUTIFY_OPTIONS);
     formatted = restoreEjsBlocks(formatted, ejsBlocks);
+    formatted = tightenParenthesesAroundEjs(formatted);
     return { content: formatted.trimEnd() };
   } catch (error) {
     return { error: error.message || 'Failed to format template content.', code: 400 };