diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/formula.js b/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/formula.js
index daaeaf0c..df009e4b 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/formula.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/formula.js
@@ -1,34 +1,14 @@
 const BaseDataview = require('./base');
 const debug = require('debug')('windshaft:dataview:formula');
+const utils = require('../../utils/query-utils');
 
-const countInfinitiesQueryTpl = ctx => `
-    SELECT count(1) FROM (${ctx.query}) __cdb_formula_infinities
-    WHERE ${ctx.column} = 'infinity'::float OR ${ctx.column} = '-infinity'::float
-`;
-
-const countNansQueryTpl = ctx => `
-    SELECT count(1) FROM (${ctx.query}) __cdb_formula_nans
-    WHERE ${ctx.column} = 'NaN'::float
-`;
-
-const filterOutSpecialNumericValuesTpl = ctx => `
-    WHERE
-        ${ctx.column} != 'infinity'::float
-    AND
-        ${ctx.column} != '-infinity'::float
-    AND
-        ${ctx.column} != 'NaN'::float
-`;
-
-const formulaQueryTpl = ctx => `
-    SELECT
-        ${ctx.operation}(${ctx.column}) AS result,
-        (SELECT count(1) FROM (${ctx.query}) _cdb_formula_nulls WHERE ${ctx.column} IS NULL) AS nulls_count
-        ${ctx.isFloatColumn ? `,(${countInfinitiesQueryTpl(ctx)}) AS infinities_count` : ''}
-        ${ctx.isFloatColumn ? `,(${countNansQueryTpl(ctx)}) AS nans_count` : ''}
-    FROM (${ctx.query}) __cdb_formula
-    ${ctx.isFloatColumn && ctx.operation !== 'count' ? `${filterOutSpecialNumericValuesTpl(ctx)}` : ''}
-`;
+const formulaQueryTpl = ctx =>
+`SELECT
+    ${ctx.operation}(${utils.handleFloatColumn(ctx)}) AS result,
+    ${utils.countNULLs(ctx)} AS nulls_count
+    ${ctx.isFloatColumn ? `,${utils.countInfinites(ctx)} AS infinities_count,` : ``}
+    ${ctx.isFloatColumn ? `${utils.countNaNs(ctx)} AS nans_count` : ``}
+FROM (${ctx.query}) __cdb_formula`;
 
 const VALID_OPERATIONS = {
     count: true,
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/overviews/formula.js b/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/overviews/formula.js
index 64d612c9..2a97061e 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/overviews/formula.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/overviews/formula.js
@@ -1,55 +1,38 @@
 var BaseOverviewsDataview = require('./base');
 var BaseDataview = require('../formula');
 var debug = require('debug')('windshaft:widget:formula:overview');
+const utils = require('../../../utils/query-utils');
 
 var dot = require('dot');
 dot.templateSettings.strip = false;
 
-var formulaQueryTpls = {
-    'count': dot.template([
-        'SELECT',
-        'sum(_feature_count) AS result,',
-        '(SELECT count(1) FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula_nulls WHERE {{=it._column}} IS NULL) AS nulls_count',
-        '{{?it._isFloatColumn}},(SELECT count(1) FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula_infinities',
-        '  WHERE {{=it._column}} = \'infinity\'::float OR {{=it._column}} = \'-infinity\'::float) AS infinities_count,',
-        '(SELECT count(1) FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula_nans',
-        '  WHERE {{=it._column}} = \'NaN\'::float) AS nans_count{{?}}',
-        'FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula'
-    ].join('\n')),
-    'sum': dot.template([
-        'SELECT',
-        'sum({{=it._column}}*_feature_count) AS result,',
-        '(SELECT count(1) FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula_nulls WHERE {{=it._column}} IS NULL) AS nulls_count',
-        '{{?it._isFloatColumn}},(SELECT count(1) FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula_infinities',
-        '  WHERE {{=it._column}} = \'infinity\'::float OR {{=it._column}} = \'-infinity\'::float) AS infinities_count',
-        ',(SELECT count(1) FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula_nans',
-        '  WHERE {{=it._column}} = \'NaN\'::float) AS nans_count{{?}}',
-        'FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula',
-        '{{?it._isFloatColumn}}WHERE',
-        '  {{=it._column}} != \'infinity\'::float',
-        'AND',
-        '  {{=it._column}} != \'-infinity\'::float',
-        'AND',
-        '  {{=it._column}} != \'NaN\'::float{{?}}'
-    ].join('\n')),
-    'avg': dot.template([
-        'SELECT',
-        'sum({{=it._column}}*_feature_count)/sum(_feature_count) AS result,',
-        '(SELECT count(1) FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula_nulls WHERE {{=it._column}} IS NULL) AS nulls_count',
-        '{{?it._isFloatColumn}},(SELECT count(1) FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula_infinities',
-        '  WHERE {{=it._column}} = \'infinity\'::float OR {{=it._column}} = \'-infinity\'::float) AS infinities_count',
-        ',(SELECT count(1) FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula_nans',
-        '  WHERE {{=it._column}} = \'NaN\'::float) AS nans_count{{?}}',
-        'FROM ({{=it._query}}) _cdb_formula',
-        '{{?it._isFloatColumn}}WHERE',
-        '  {{=it._column}} != \'infinity\'::float',
-        'AND',
-        '  {{=it._column}} != \'-infinity\'::float',
-        'AND',
-        '  {{=it._column}} != \'NaN\'::float{{?}}'
-    ].join('\n')),
+const VALID_OPERATIONS = {
+    count: true,
+    sum: true,
+    avg: true
 };
 
+/** Formulae to calculate the end result using _feature_count from the overview table*/
+function dataviewResult(ctx) {
+    switch (ctx.operation) {
+        case 'count':
+            return `sum(_feature_count)`;
+        case 'sum':
+            return `sum(${utils.handleFloatColumn(ctx)}*_feature_count)`;
+        case 'avg':
+            return `sum(${utils.handleFloatColumn(ctx)}*_feature_count)/sum(_feature_count) `;
+    }
+    return `${ctx.operation}(${utils.handleFloatColumn(ctx)})`;
+}
+
+const formulaQueryTpl = ctx =>
+`SELECT
+    ${dataviewResult(ctx)} AS result,
+    ${utils.countNULLs(ctx)} AS nulls_count
+    ${ctx.isFloatColumn ? `,${utils.countInfinites(ctx)} AS infinities_count,` : ``}
+    ${ctx.isFloatColumn ? `${utils.countNaNs(ctx)} AS nans_count` : ``}
+FROM (${ctx.query}) __cdb_formula`;
+
 function Formula(query, options, queryRewriter, queryRewriteData, params, queries) {
     BaseOverviewsDataview.call(this, query, options, BaseDataview, queryRewriter, queryRewriteData, params, queries);
     this.column = options.column || '1';
@@ -65,36 +48,31 @@ module.exports = Formula;
 
 Formula.prototype.sql = function (psql, override, callback) {
     var self = this;
-    var formulaQueryTpl = formulaQueryTpls[this.operation];
-
-    if (formulaQueryTpl) {
-        // supported formula for use with overviews
-        if (this._isFloatColumn === null) {
-            this._isFloatColumn = false;
-            this.getColumnType(psql, this.column, this.queries.no_filters, function (err, type) {
-                if (!err && !!type) {
-                    self._isFloatColumn = type.float;
-                }
-                self.sql(psql, override, callback);
-            });
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        var formulaSql = formulaQueryTpl({
-            _isFloatColumn: this._isFloatColumn,
-            _query: this.rewrittenQuery(this.query),
-            _operation: this.operation,
-            _column: this.column
-        });
-
-        callback = callback || override;
-
-        debug(formulaSql);
-
-        return callback(null, formulaSql);
+    if (!VALID_OPERATIONS[this.operation]) {
+        return this.defaultSql(psql, override, callback);
     }
 
+    if (this._isFloatColumn === null) {
+        this._isFloatColumn = false;
+        this.getColumnType(psql, this.column, this.queries.no_filters, function (err, type) {
+            if (!err && !!type) {
+                self._isFloatColumn = type.float;
+            }
+            self.sql(psql, override, callback);
+        });
+        return null;
+    }
 
-    // default behaviour
-    return this.defaultSql(psql, override, callback);
+    var formulaSql = formulaQueryTpl({
+        isFloatColumn: this._isFloatColumn,
+        query: this.rewrittenQuery(this.query),
+        operation: this.operation,
+        column: this.column
+    });
+
+    callback = callback || override;
+
+    debug(formulaSql);
+
+    return callback(null, formulaSql);
 };