diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index b0b9499..649aa7f 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -624,11 +624,17 @@ main()
 			set_color_scheme $color_scheme
 		fi
 	fi
-	# too hard to read if no colors, so force that for users on irc
-	if [[ $B_RUNNING_IN_SHELL == 'true' || $SCHEME == 0 ]];then
+	if [[ $B_RUNNING_IN_SHELL == 'true' ]];then
+		LINE_MAX=$LINE_MAX_CONSOLE
 		SEP3=$SEP3_CONSOLE
 	else
-		SEP3=$SEP3_IRC
+		# too hard to read if no colors, so force that for users on irc
+		if [[ $SCHEME == 0 ]];then
+			SEP3=$SEP3_CONSOLE
+		else
+			SEP3=$SEP3_IRC
+		fi
+		LINE_MAX=$LINE_MAX_IRC
 	fi
 
 	# all the pre-start stuff is in place now
@@ -2545,11 +2551,6 @@ get_start_client()
 			unset IRC_CLIENT_VERSION
 		fi
 	fi
-	if [[ $B_RUNNING_IN_SHELL == 'true' ]];then
-		LINE_MAX=$LINE_MAX_CONSOLE
-	else
-		LINE_MAX=$LINE_MAX_IRC
-	fi
 
 	log_function_data "IRC_CLIENT: $IRC_CLIENT :: IRC_CLIENT_VERSION: $IRC_CLIENT_VERSION :: PPID: $PPID"
 	eval $LOGFE