diff --git a/spcd/main.sh b/spcd/main.sh
index d7b6a34..3aa7914 100644
--- a/spcd/main.sh
+++ b/spcd/main.sh
@@ -1058,10 +1058,8 @@ spcd_banner() {
     spcd_banner_add "${spcd_banner__index}"
     #
     for spcd_banner__item in "${SPCD_STEP_TEXT}" "${SPCD_SUBSTEP_TEXT}"; do
-        if [ -n "${spcd_banner__item}" ]; then
-            spcd_banner_split
+        [ -n "${spcd_banner__item}" ] &&
             spcd_banner_add "${spcd_banner__item}"
-        fi
     done
     #
     spcd_banner_close
@@ -1075,6 +1073,7 @@ spcd_banner_add() {
         spcd_ba__text=" ${1} "
         spcd_ba__length=${#spcd_ba__text}
         spcd_ba__filler="$(spcd_fill "${spcd_ba__length}" ─)"
+        spcd_banner_split
         spcd_banner_append \
             "${spcd_ba__filler}" "${spcd_ba__text}" "${spcd_ba__filler}"
     fi