diff --git a/bin/miaou-bash b/bin/miaou-bash
index 63f8382..35f4e45 100755
--- a/bin/miaou-bash
+++ b/bin/miaou-bash
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ function on_exit {
       failure_traces+=("$stack_detail")
     done
     dump_failure
-    # builtin exit "$code"
   else
     dump_success
   fi
@@ -199,6 +198,46 @@ function debug {
   is_true "${MIAOU_BASH_DEBUG}" && >/dev/tty echo "*********** DEBUG: $*" || true
 }
 
+function ansi_block_continuation {
+  tput sc
+  tput cuu 1
+  BG=RED FG=BLACK style_ansi "\t╦"
+  tput rc
+  FG=RED style_ansi "\t║\n"
+}
+
+function ansi_block_error {
+  BG=RED
+  FG=BLACK
+  PADDING=2
+
+  local content detail exit_code
+
+  content=$(style_ansi "$1")
+  content=$(style_padding "$content")
+  detail=$(BG=BLACK style_padding "$2")
+  exit_code=$(FG=CYAN style_ansi " $3")
+  style_block "$content$detail$exit_code"
+
+  ansi_reset
+}
+
+function ansi_traces {
+  local optional location sources lines functions
+  declare -n sources=$1
+  declare -n lines=$2
+  declare -n functions=$3
+  optional=false
+  for i in "${!sources[@]}"; do
+    FG=RED style_ansi "\t╟─⟶"
+    location="${sources[$i]}:${lines[$i]}"
+    is_true "$optional" &&
+      location=$(FG=GRAY STYLE=ITALIC style_ansi "\t$location") || # FIXME: \t should not be required!
+      location=$(STYLE=ITALIC style_ansi "$location")
+    printf "%40s\t%s\n" "${location}" "${functions[$i]}"
+    optional=true
+  done
+}
 function dump_failure {
   dump_stderr true
   debug '---stacktrace---'
@@ -208,14 +247,18 @@ function dump_failure {
     if [[ $failure_type == 'SUBSHELL ERROR' ]]; then
       >&4 echo -e "${failure_payload}"
     else
-      >&4 echo -e "\tCODE: ${code}"
-      >&4 echo -e "\tTYPE: ${failure_type}"
-      >&4 echo -e "\tPAYLOAD: ${failure_payload}"
+      declare -F style_ansi >/dev/null || source "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR/lib/ansi.bash"
+      >&4 ansi_block_error "$failure_type" "$failure_payload" "$code"
+      >&4 ansi_block_continuation
     fi
   fi
-  for i in "${failure_traces[@]}"; do
-    >&4 echo -e "$i"
-  done
+
+  declare -F style_ansi >/dev/null || source "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR/lib/ansi.bash"
+  >&4 ansi_traces stack_sources stack_lines stack_functions
+
+  # for i in "${failure_traces[@]}"; do
+  #   >&4 echo -e "$i"
+  # done
   debug '---end of stacktrace---'
   cleanup
 }
diff --git a/lib/ansi.bash b/lib/ansi.bash
index 30f07ca..722f830 100644
--- a/lib/ansi.bash
+++ b/lib/ansi.bash
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 PADDING=0
 ANSI_RESET='\e[0m'
 
+BLOCK_CONTINUATION_COL=
+BLOCK_CONTINUATION_SYMBOL=╦
+
 declare -A STYLE_VARIANTS
 STYLE_VARIANTS[BOLD]='\e[1m'
 STYLE_VARIANTS[ITALIC]='\e[3m'
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ function style_ansi {
 }
 
 function style_block {
-  local content length top bottom
+  local content length top bottom i
   content=$(style_padding "$1")
   length=$(ansi_length "$content")
 
@@ -97,16 +100,22 @@ function style_block {
     for _ in $(seq 1 "${length}"); do builtin echo -n '═'; done
     builtin echo "╗"
   )
-  style_ansi "${top}" && echo
+  style_ansi "${top}" && builtin echo
 
   style_ansi "║"
   style_ansi "${content}"
-  style_ansi "║" && echo
+  style_ansi "║" && builtin echo
 
   bottom=$(
     builtin echo -n "╚"
-    for _ in $(seq 1 "${length}"); do builtin echo -n '═'; done
+    for i in $(seq 1 "${length}"); do
+      if [[ $i == "$BLOCK_CONTINUATION_COL" ]]; then
+        builtin echo -n "$BLOCK_CONTINUATION_SYMBOL"
+      else
+        builtin echo -n '═'
+      fi
+    done
     builtin echo "╝"
   )
-  style_ansi "${bottom}" && echo
+  style_ansi "${bottom}" && builtin echo
 }
diff --git a/test/stub/ansi_error.bash b/test/stub/ansi_error.bash
index 5786f79..92a3761 100755
--- a/test/stub/ansi_error.bash
+++ b/test/stub/ansi_error.bash
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env miaou-bash
 
-. "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR/lib/ansi.bash"
-
-CODE=118
-TYPE='SUBSHELL TERM'
-PAYLOAD='blabla'
+code=118
+failure_type='SUBSHELL TERM'
+failure_payload='blabla'
 stack_sources=('file.bash' './lib/utility.bash' 'file.bash')
 stack_lines=(18 56 12)
 stack_functions=('f2' 'f1' '<main>')
 
-function ansi_block_continuation {
-  tput sc
-  tput cuu 1
-  BG=RED FG=BLACK style_ansi "\t╦"
-  tput rc
-  FG=RED style_ansi "\t║\n"
-}
+# function ansi_block_continuation {
+#   tput sc
+#   tput cuu 1
+#   BG=RED FG=BLACK style_ansi "\t╦"
+#   tput rc
+#   FG=RED style_ansi "\t║\n"
+# }
 
 function ansi_block_error {
   BG=RED
@@ -24,30 +22,42 @@ function ansi_block_error {
 
   local content detail exit_code
 
-  content=$(style_ansi "${TYPE}")
+  content=$(style_ansi "$1")
   content=$(style_padding "$content")
-  detail=$(BG=BLACK style_padding "${PAYLOAD}")
-  exit_code=$(FG=WHITE style_ansi " ${CODE}")
-  style_block "$content$detail$exit_code"
-
+  detail=$(BG=BLACK style_padding "$2")
+  exit_code=$(FG=CYAN style_ansi " $3")
+  BLOCK_CONTINUATION_COL=5 style_block "$content$detail$exit_code"
   ansi_reset
+  FG=RED style_ansi "     ║"
+  echo
 }
 
 function ansi_traces {
-  local optional location
-
+  local optional location sources lines functions
+  declare -n sources=$1
+  declare -n lines=$2
+  declare -n functions=$3
   optional=false
-  for i in "${!stack_sources[@]}"; do
-    FG=RED style_ansi "\t╟─⟶"
-    location="${stack_sources[$i]}:${stack_lines[$i]}"
+  for i in "${!sources[@]}"; do
+    FG=RED style_ansi "     ╟─⟶"
+    location=$(printf "%40s" "${sources[$i]}:${lines[$i]}")
     is_true "$optional" &&
-      location=$(FG=GRAY STYLE=ITALIC style_ansi "\t$location") || # FIXME: \t should not be required!
+      location=$(FG=GRAY STYLE=ITALIC style_ansi "$location") ||
       location=$(STYLE=ITALIC style_ansi "$location")
-    printf "%40s\t%s\n" "${location}" "${stack_functions[$i]}"
+    builtin echo "${location}    ${functions[$i]}"
     optional=true
   done
 }
 
-ansi_block_error
-ansi_block_continuation
-ansi_traces
+function show_error {
+  >&2 printf '\r'
+  >&2 ansi_block_error "$failure_type" "$failure_payload" "$code"
+  >&2 ansi_traces stack_sources stack_lines stack_functions
+  # [[ -p /dev/stdout ]] && kill -TERM $$
+}
+
+declare -F style_ansi >/dev/null || source "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR/lib/ansi.bash"
+
+echo START
+# echo -n "standard flow:" && show_error
+echo -n "starting subshell: $(show_error)"
diff --git a/test/stub/scenario.bash b/test/stub/scenario.bash
index 5f485b2..eaaa898 100755
--- a/test/stub/scenario.bash
+++ b/test/stub/scenario.bash
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ readonly BASEDIR
 
 # SCENARII
 
+function do_subshell_false {
+  result=$(false)
+}
+
 function do_subshell_term {
   # grep nope nope
   echo "found=$(command_not_found)"