diff --git a/lib/libesp32/berry_tasmota/src/be_tasmota_lib.c b/lib/libesp32/berry_tasmota/src/be_tasmota_lib.c
index 0a68062b5..5dbb2d54c 100644
--- a/lib/libesp32/berry_tasmota/src/be_tasmota_lib.c
+++ b/lib/libesp32/berry_tasmota/src/be_tasmota_lib.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * To use: `import tasmota`
  *******************************************************************/
 #include "be_constobj.h"
-#include "be_mapping.h"
 #include "be_ctypes.h"
 
 extern struct TasmotaGlobal_t TasmotaGlobal;
@@ -55,8 +54,7 @@ extern int l_setpower(bvm *vm);
 extern int l_getswitch(bvm *vm);
 
 extern int l_i2cenabled(bvm *vm);
-
-extern int32_t tasm_find_op(const char* hay, bbool second_phase);   BE_FUNC_CTYPE_DECLARE(tasm_find_op, "i", "-sb");
+extern int tasm_find_op(bvm *vm);
 
 /********************************************************************
 ** Solidified function: add_driver
@@ -2608,7 +2606,7 @@ class be_class_tasmota (scope: global, name: Tasmota) {
     add_fast_loop, closure(Tasmota_add_fast_loop_closure)
     remove_fast_loop, closure(Tasmota_remove_fast_loop_closure)
     cmd, closure(Tasmota_cmd_closure)
-    _find_op, ctype_func(tasm_find_op)        // new C version for finding a rule operator
+    _find_op, func(tasm_find_op)        // new C version for finding a rule operator
     find_key_i, closure(Tasmota_find_key_i_closure)
     find_op, closure(Tasmota_find_op_closure)
     add_rule, closure(Tasmota_add_rule_closure)
diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_52_3_berry_tasmota.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_52_3_berry_tasmota.ino
index 5da445bb3..8aa495345 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_52_3_berry_tasmota.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_52_3_berry_tasmota.ino
@@ -404,51 +404,66 @@ extern "C" {
   // takes a string, an offset to start the search from, and works in 2 modes.
   // mode1 (false): loog for the first char of an operato
   // mode2 (true): finds the last char of the operator
-  int32_t tasm_find_op(const char* hay, bbool second_phase) {
-    const char *c = hay;    // starting point
-    int32_t ret = 0;
-    if (!second_phase) {
-      // search for `=`, `==`, `!=`, `!==`, `<`, `<=`, `>`, `>=`
-      while (*c) {
+  int32_t tasm_find_op(bvm *vm);
+  int32_t tasm_find_op(bvm *vm) {
+    int32_t top = be_top(vm); // Get the number of arguments
+    bool second_phase = false;
+    int32_t ret = -1;
+    if (top >= 2 && be_isstring(vm, 2)) {
+      const char *c = be_tostring(vm, 2);
+      if (top >= 3) {
+        second_phase = be_tobool(vm, 3);
+      }
+
+      if (!second_phase) {
+        int32_t idx = 0;
+        // search for `=`, `==`, `!=`, `!==`, `<`, `<=`, `>`, `>=`
+        while (*c && ret < 0) {
+          switch (c[0]) {
+            case '=':
+            case '<':
+            case '>':
+              ret = idx;
+              break;   // anything starting with `=`, `<` or `>` is a valid operator
+            case '!':
+              if (c[1] == '=') {
+                ret = idx; // needs to start with `!=`
+              }
+              break;
+            default:
+              break;
+          }
+          c++;
+          idx++;
+        }
+      } else {
+        // second phase
         switch (c[0]) {
-          case '=':
           case '<':
           case '>':
-            return ret;   // anything starting with `=`, `<` or `>` is a valid operator
+          case '=':
+            if (c[1] != '=') { ret = 1; }    // `<` or `>` or `=`
+            else             { ret = 2; }    // `<=` or `>=` or `==`
+            break;
           case '!':
-            if (c[1] == '=') {
-              return ret; // needs to start with `!=`
-            }
+            if (c[1] != '=') { ; }         // this is invalid if isolated `!`
+            if (c[2] != '=') { ret = 2; }    // `!=`
+            else             { ret = 3; }    // `!==`
             break;
           default:
             break;
         }
-        c++;
-        ret++;
       }
-      return -1;          // no operator found
-    } else {
-      switch (c[0]) {
-        case '<':
-        case '>':
-        case '=':
-          if (c[1] != '=') { return ret + 1; }    // `<` or `>` or `=`
-          else             { return ret + 2; }    // `<=` or `>=` or `==`
-        case '!':
-          if (c[1] != '=') { return -1; }         // this is invalid if isolated `!`
-          if (c[2] != '=') { return ret + 2; }    // `!=`
-          else             { return ret + 3; }    // `!==`
-        default:
-          break;
-      }
-      return -1;
     }
+    be_pushint(vm, ret);
+    be_return(vm);
   }
   /*
 
   # test patterns
   assert(tasmota._find_op("aaa#bbc==23",false) == 7)
   assert(tasmota._find_op("==23",true) == 2)
+  assert(tasmota._find_op(">23",true) == 1)
   assert(tasmota._find_op("aaa#bbc!23",false) == -1)
 
   */