diff --git a/spec/ameba/rule/style/verbose_block_spec.cr b/spec/ameba/rule/style/verbose_block_spec.cr
index f6f9b06f..f324263e 100644
--- a/spec/ameba/rule/style/verbose_block_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/ameba/rule/style/verbose_block_spec.cr
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ module Ameba::Rule::Style
           .catch(source).should be_valid
         rule
           .tap(&.exclude_prefix_operators = false)
+          .tap(&.exclude_operators = false)
           .catch(source).should_not be_valid
       end
 
@@ -190,7 +191,10 @@ module Ameba::Rule::Style
         (1..3).map { |i| i.in?(1, *foo, 3, **bar) }
         (1..3).join(separator: '.') { |i| i.to_s }
       )
-      subject.catch(source).should_not be_valid
+      rule = VerboseBlock.new
+      rule
+        .tap(&.exclude_operators = false)
+        .catch(source).should_not be_valid
       source.issues.size.should eq(short_block_variants.size)
 
       source.issues.each_with_index do |issue, i|
diff --git a/src/ameba/rule/style/verbose_block.cr b/src/ameba/rule/style/verbose_block.cr
index 433768ca..62d52ca0 100644
--- a/src/ameba/rule/style/verbose_block.cr
+++ b/src/ameba/rule/style/verbose_block.cr
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Ameba::Rule::Style
   #   ExcludeMultipleLineBlocks: true
   #   ExcludeCallsWithBlocks: true
   #   ExcludePrefixOperators: true
-  #   ExcludeOperators: false
+  #   ExcludeOperators: true
   #   ExcludeSetters: false
   #   MaxLineLength: ~
   #   MaxLength: 50 # use ~ to disable
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module Ameba::Rule::Style
       exclude_multiple_line_blocks true
       exclude_calls_with_block true
       exclude_prefix_operators true
-      exclude_operators false
+      exclude_operators true
       exclude_setters false
 
       max_line_length : Int32? = nil # 100