diff --git a/spcd/main.sh b/spcd/main.sh
index e141214..5b1b34c 100644
--- a/spcd/main.sh
+++ b/spcd/main.sh
@@ -1106,11 +1106,14 @@ spcd_banner() {
         spcd_banner__index="${spcd_banner__index}.${SPCD_SUBSTEP}"
     spcd_banner_add "${spcd_banner__index}"
     #
+    spcd_banner_split
     spcd_banner_add "S"
     #
     for spcd_banner__item in "${SPCD_STEP_TEXT}" "${SPCD_SUBSTEP_TEXT}"; do
-        [ -n "${spcd_banner__item}" ] &&
+        if [ -n "${spcd_banner__item}" ]; then
+            spcd_banner_split
             spcd_banner_add "${spcd_banner__item}"
+        fi
     done
     #
     spcd_banner_close
@@ -1124,7 +1127,6 @@ 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