diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 6630ce3e..888d5742 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 project = "gmso"
 copyright = "2024, mosdef-hub, Vanderbilt University"
-author = "Matt Thompson, Alex Yang, Ray Matsumoto, Parashara Shamaprasad, Umesh Timalsina, Co D. Quach, Ryan S. DeFever, Justin Gilmer"
+author = "Matt Thompson, Alex Yang, Ray Matsumoto, Parashara Shamaprasad, Umesh Timalsina, Co D. Quach, Ryan S. DeFever, Justin Gilmer, Nicholas C. Craven, Christopher R. Iacovella, Brad Crawford, and Chris Jones"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
 version = "0.12.4"
diff --git a/gmso/utils/equation_compare.py b/gmso/utils/equation_compare.py
index 9bc050d8..b96edd0f 100644
--- a/gmso/utils/equation_compare.py
+++ b/gmso/utils/equation_compare.py
@@ -483,7 +483,8 @@ def evaluate_OPLS_torsion_format_with_scaler(new_torsion_form, base_torsion_form
         values = sympy.nonlinsolve(
             [
                 eqn_ratio
-                - sympy.sympify(new_torsion_form) / sympy.sympify(base_torsion_form),
+                - sympy.nsimplify(new_torsion_form)
+                / sympy.nsimplify(base_torsion_form),
             ],
             [eqn_ratio],
         )