export prefixed_msg_PREFIX="$1"
     fi
 }
+
 prefixed_msg_exit() {
     export prefixed_msg_PREFIX=$(echo "${prefixed_msg_OLD_PREFIX}" | cut -d'|' -f1)
     export prefixed_msg_OLD_PREFIX=$(echo "${prefixed_msg_OLD_PREFIX}" | cut -d'|' -f2-)
 }
 
+
+
 prefixed_msg_no_nl() {
+    if [ -z "${prefixed_msg_PREFIX}" ]; then
+        printf '%s' "$1"
+        return
+    fi
     _INDENTOR='··'
     _INDENT=''
     _SEPARATORS=$(echo "${prefixed_msg_OLD_PREFIX}" | sed 's/[^|]//g')
     done
     printf '%s%s: %s' "${_INDENT}" "${prefixed_msg_PREFIX}" "$1"
 }
+
 prefixed_msg() {
     prefixed_msg_no_nl "$1"
     printf '\n'