diff --git a/c_formatter_42/formatters/helper.py b/c_formatter_42/formatters/helper.py
index 107bf16..bc22278 100644
--- a/c_formatter_42/formatters/helper.py
+++ b/c_formatter_42/formatters/helper.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 #                                                         :::      ::::::::    #
 #    helper.py                                          :+:      :+:    :+:    #
 #                                                     +:+ +:+         +:+      #
-#    By: kiokuless <me+kiokuless@tokinia.me>        +#+  +:+       +#+         #
+#    By: root <root@student.42.fr>                  +#+  +:+       +#+         #
 #                                                 +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+            #
 #    Created: 2020/10/04 11:38:00 by cacharle          #+#    #+#              #
-#    Updated: 2023/07/17 02:28:52 by kiokuless        ###   ########.fr        #
+#    Updated: 2023/09/03 11:05:57 by root             ###   ########.fr        #
 #                                                                              #
 # **************************************************************************** #
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 # regex for a c variable/function name
 REGEX_NAME = r"\**[a-zA-Z_*()]\w*"
 # regex for a name in a declaration context (with array and function ptr)
-REGEX_DECL_NAME = r"\(?{name}(\[.*\])*(\)\(.*\))?".format(name=REGEX_NAME)
+REGEX_DECL_NAME = r"\(?{name}(\[.*\])*(\s\=\s{{.*}})?(\)\(.*\))?".format(
+    name=REGEX_NAME
+)
 
 
 def locally_scoped(func: Callable[[str], str]) -> Callable[[str], str]:
diff --git a/tests/formatters/test_align.py b/tests/formatters/test_align.py
index 047e170..b9274be 100644
--- a/tests/formatters/test_align.py
+++ b/tests/formatters/test_align.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-# ############################################################################ #
+# **************************************************************************** #
 #                                                                              #
 #                                                         :::      ::::::::    #
 #    test_align.py                                      :+:      :+:    :+:    #
 #                                                     +:+ +:+         +:+      #
-#    By: cacharle <me@cacharle.xyz>                 +#+  +:+       +#+         #
+#    By: root <root@student.42.fr>                  +#+  +:+       +#+         #
 #                                                 +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+            #
 #    Created: 2020/10/04 12:19:45 by cacharle          #+#    #+#              #
-#    Updated: 2021/02/11 20:35:54 by charles          ###   ########.fr        #
+#    Updated: 2023/09/02 20:26:16 by root             ###   ########.fr        #
 #                                                                              #
-# ############################################################################ #
+# **************************************************************************** #
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -791,3 +791,15 @@ def test_align_func_typedef():
 int\t\t\t\t\t\tbar();
 """
     assert output == align(input)
+
+
+def test_align_array_initialization():
+    input = """
+int\ta;
+static int\txs[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
+"""
+    output = """
+int\t\t\ta;
+static int\txs[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
+"""
+    assert output == align(input)
diff --git a/tests/formatters/test_hoist.py b/tests/formatters/test_hoist.py
index d00b56d..b682cea 100644
--- a/tests/formatters/test_hoist.py
+++ b/tests/formatters/test_hoist.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-# ############################################################################ #
+# **************************************************************************** #
 #                                                                              #
 #                                                         :::      ::::::::    #
 #    test_hoist.py                                      :+:      :+:    :+:    #
 #                                                     +:+ +:+         +:+      #
-#    By: cacharle <me@cacharle.xyz>                 +#+  +:+       +#+         #
+#    By: root <root@student.42.fr>                  +#+  +:+       +#+         #
 #                                                 +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+            #
 #    Created: 2020/10/04 12:29:07 by cacharle          #+#    #+#              #
-#    Updated: 2021/02/11 22:16:57 by charles          ###   ########.fr        #
+#    Updated: 2023/09/02 22:43:13 by root             ###   ########.fr        #
 #                                                                              #
-# ############################################################################ #
+# **************************************************************************** #
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -201,13 +201,17 @@ def test_hoist_array_initialization():
     input = """
 void foo(void)
 {
-\tint xs[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
+\tint a = 2;
+\tstatic int\txs[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
 }
 """
     output = """
 void foo(void)
 {
-\tint xs[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
+\tint\ta;
+\tstatic int\txs[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
+
+\ta = 2;
 }
 """
     assert output == hoist(input)