diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 7b83dd4..ed55e24 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -3553,7 +3553,7 @@ formatter_flush (struct formatter *self, FILE *stream, bool raw_attributes)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (self->ctx->word_wrapping)
+	if (get_attribute_printer (stream) && self->ctx->word_wrapping)
 		line = line_wrap (line, g_terminal.columns);
 
 	// TODO: rewrite the sloppily hacked mess around attribute_printer;