diff --git a/src/prompt/engine.go b/src/prompt/engine.go
index ba9d34a5111a..234974e14cc6 100644
--- a/src/prompt/engine.go
+++ b/src/prompt/engine.go
@@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ func (e *Engine) getTitleTemplateText() string {
 }
 
 func (e *Engine) renderBlock(block *config.Block, cancelNewline bool) bool {
+	text, length := e.writeBlockSegments(block)
+
+	// do not print anything when we don't have any text
+	if length == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	defer e.applyPowerShellBleedPatch()
 
 	// do not print a newline to avoid a leading space
@@ -175,13 +182,6 @@ func (e *Engine) renderBlock(block *config.Block, cancelNewline bool) bool {
 		e.writeNewline()
 	}
 
-	text, length := e.writeBlockSegments(block)
-
-	// do not print anything when we don't have any text
-	if length == 0 {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	switch block.Type {
 	case config.Prompt:
 		if block.Alignment == config.Left {