diff --git a/ravenframework/CodeInterfaceClasses/RELAP5/RELAPparser.py b/ravenframework/CodeInterfaceClasses/RELAP5/RELAPparser.py
index e95e8a6baf..e8f85770ce 100644
--- a/ravenframework/CodeInterfaceClasses/RELAP5/RELAPparser.py
+++ b/ravenframework/CodeInterfaceClasses/RELAP5/RELAPparser.py
@@ -385,12 +385,14 @@ def retrieveCardValues(self, listOfCards):
                 cnt                       = 1
                 while moveToNextLine:
                   if self.deckLines[deck][lineNum+cnt].strip().startswith("+"):
-                    currentNumberWords = self.countNumberOfWords(self.deckLines[deck][lineNum+cnt])
+                    currentLine = self.deckLines[deck][lineNum+cnt]
+                    currentNumberWords = self.countNumberOfWords(currentLine)
                     if int(word) <= numberOfWords+currentNumberWords:
-                      cardValues[(deck,readCard,word)] = line.split()[word-currentNumberWords]
+                      cardValues[(deck,readCard,word)] = currentLine.split()[word-numberOfWords]
                       foundWord = True
                       moveToNextLine = False
                     numberOfWords+=currentNumberWords
+                    cnt += 1
                   else:
                     moveToNextLine=False
               if not foundWord:
diff --git a/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/gold/RELAP5interfaceTest/testDummyStep/1/snc01.i b/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/gold/RELAP5interfaceTest/testDummyStep/1/snc01.i
index b530b8fd7f..aef9e940c2 100644
--- a/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/gold/RELAP5interfaceTest/testDummyStep/1/snc01.i
+++ b/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/gold/RELAP5interfaceTest/testDummyStep/1/snc01.i
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 *RAVEN INPUT VALUES
 * card: 13550801 word: 6 value: 4.790482e-01
+* card: 13550801 word: 7 value: 4.790482e-01
 * card: 20100154 word: 1 value: 3.920277e+02
 * card: 20100154 word: 2 value: 4.479190e+01
 * card: 20100155 word: 2 value: 4.624756e+01
@@ -1658,7 +1659,7 @@
 13550601    0           0       0       1         0.5       1
 13550701    0           0.0     0.0     0.0       1
 13550801   0.0  3.0  3.0  0.0
-+  0.0  4.790482e-01  0.0  1.0  1
++  0.0  4.790482e-01  4.790482e-01  1.0  1
 13550901   0.0  3.0  3.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0  1
 *
 * vessel wall
diff --git a/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/gold/RELAP5interfaceTest/testDummyStep/2/snc01.i b/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/gold/RELAP5interfaceTest/testDummyStep/2/snc01.i
index cdaf1fcbad..f422d5f87a 100644
--- a/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/gold/RELAP5interfaceTest/testDummyStep/2/snc01.i
+++ b/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/gold/RELAP5interfaceTest/testDummyStep/2/snc01.i
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 *RAVEN INPUT VALUES
 * card: 13550801 word: 6 value: 4.482297e-01
+* card: 13550801 word: 7 value: 4.482297e-01
 * card: 20100154 word: 1 value: 3.920310e+02
 * card: 20100154 word: 2 value: 4.397478e+01
 * card: 20100155 word: 2 value: 4.514053e+01
@@ -1658,7 +1659,7 @@
 13550601    0           0       0       1         0.5       1
 13550701    0           0.0     0.0     0.0       1
 13550801   0.0  3.0  3.0  0.0
-+  0.0  4.482297e-01  0.0  1.0  1
++  0.0  4.482297e-01  4.482297e-01  1.0  1
 13550901   0.0  3.0  3.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0  1
 *
 * vessel wall
diff --git a/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/test_relap5_code_interface.xml b/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/test_relap5_code_interface.xml
index 0d1b06166b..f27e3e763f 100644
--- a/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/test_relap5_code_interface.xml
+++ b/tests/framework/CodeInterfaceTests/RELAP5/test_relap5_code_interface.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
       <revision author="alfoa" date="2019-12-05">Modified to check we can handle multiple words in the same card.</revision>
       <revision author="alfoa" date="2020-10-31">Added csv xml node in the Code block for showing how to use it.</revision>
       <revision author="alfoa" date="2021-10-21">Removed clearRunDir flag since in case of interfaceCheck this is set to False automatically (see issue #1688)</revision>
+      <revision author="wangc" date="2025-01-17">Added operator card to test operator issue with continuation lines (see issue #2425)</revision>
+
     </revisions>
     <requirements>R-SI-1</requirements>
   </TestInfo>
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@
         <!--  /path/to/relap/executable/relap5.x -->
         <!-- here we should put the executable. Since we want to test the interface only, it is going to be empty -->
       </executable>
+      <operator variables="13550801:6">
+        <expression> %card%+13550801:6</expression>
+        <cards>13550801:7</cards>
+      </operator>
       <!-- The following flag indicates that we will write a CSV with the data (by default we return the data directly to RAVEN) -->
       <csv>True</csv>
     </Code>