diff --git a/htdocs/app/Services/AstmMessageService.php b/htdocs/app/Services/AstmMessageService.php
index 2b29daba..1a6a91fd 100644
--- a/htdocs/app/Services/AstmMessageService.php
+++ b/htdocs/app/Services/AstmMessageService.php
@@ -660,12 +660,11 @@ class AstmMessageService
         $final = [];
         foreach ($lines as $line) {
             if (!preg_match('/^[A-Z]\|/', $line)) {
-                if (isset($final[count($final)-1])) {
+                if (empty($final)) {
                     $final[] = $line;
-                } else {
-                    $final[count($final)-1] .= $line;
+                    continue;
                 }
-                
+                $final[count($final)-1] .= $line;
             } else {
                 $final[] = $line;
             }