diff --git a/integration_tests/test_gruntz.py b/integration_tests/test_gruntz.py
index 33b940f86f..0a3948f722 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test_gruntz.py
+++ b/integration_tests/test_gruntz.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from lpython import S
-from sympy import Symbol, log
+from sympy import Symbol, log, E, Pow
 
 def mmrv(e: S, x: S) -> list[S]:
+    empty_list : list[S] = []
     if not e.has(x):
-        list0: list[S] = []
-        return list0
+        return empty_list
     elif e == x:
         list1: list[S] = [x]
         return list1
@@ -12,6 +12,25 @@ def mmrv(e: S, x: S) -> list[S]:
         arg0: S = e.args[0]
         list2: list[S] = mmrv(arg0, x)
         return list2
+    elif e.func == Pow:
+        if e.args[0] != E:
+            e1: S = S(1)
+            newe: S = e
+            while newe.func == Pow:
+                b1: S = newe.args[0]
+                e1 = e1 * newe.args[1]
+                newe = b1
+            if b1 == S(1):
+                return empty_list
+            if not e1.has(x):
+                list3: list[S] = mmrv(b1, x)
+                return list3
+            else:
+                # TODO as noted in #2526
+                pass
+        else:
+            # TODO
+            pass
     else:
         raise
 
@@ -35,6 +54,13 @@ def test_mrv():
     ele2: S = ans3[0]
     print(ele2)
     assert ele2 == x
-    assert len(ans2) == 1
+    assert len(ans3) == 1
+
+    # Case 4
+    ans4: list[S] = mmrv(x**S(2), x)
+    ele3: S = ans4[0]
+    print(ele3)
+    assert ele3 == x
+    assert len(ans4) == 1
 
 test_mrv()
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diff --git a/src/libasr/pass/replace_symbolic.cpp b/src/libasr/pass/replace_symbolic.cpp
index d17b575b21..83da75603f 100644
--- a/src/libasr/pass/replace_symbolic.cpp
+++ b/src/libasr/pass/replace_symbolic.cpp
@@ -1007,6 +1007,18 @@ class ReplaceSymbolicVisitor : public PassUtils::PassVisitor<ReplaceSymbolicVisi
         }
     }
 
+    void visit_WhileLoop(const ASR::WhileLoop_t &x) {
+        ASR::WhileLoop_t &xx = const_cast<ASR::WhileLoop_t&>(x);
+        transform_stmts(xx.m_body, xx.n_body);
+        if (ASR::is_a<ASR::IntrinsicScalarFunction_t>(*xx.m_test)) {
+            ASR::IntrinsicScalarFunction_t* intrinsic_func = ASR::down_cast<ASR::IntrinsicScalarFunction_t>(xx.m_test);
+            if (ASR::is_a<ASR::Logical_t>(*intrinsic_func->m_type)) {
+                ASR::expr_t* function_call = process_attributes(xx.base.base.loc, xx.m_test);
+                xx.m_test = function_call;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     void visit_Return(const ASR::Return_t &x) {
         // freeing out variables
         if (!symbolic_vars_to_free.empty()){