diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 268609f96..867316184 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -697,21 +697,19 @@ def singleTimeLogMessage(message, level=logging.INFO, flag=None):
 
 def setColor(message, bold=False):
     retVal = message
-    level = extractRegexResult(r"\[(?P<result>[A-Z ]+)\]", message)
-
-    if level:
-        kb.currentMessage = level
+    level = extractRegexResult(r"\[(?P<result>[A-Z ]+)\]", message) or kb.get("stickyLevel")
 
     if hasattr(LOGGER_HANDLER, "level_map"):  # colorizing handler
         if bold:
             retVal = colored(message, color=None, on_color=None, attrs=("bold",))
-        elif hasattr(kb, "currentMessage") and kb.currentMessage:
-            _ = LOGGER_HANDLER.level_map.get(logging.getLevelName(kb.currentMessage))
-
+        elif level:
+            _ = LOGGER_HANDLER.level_map.get(logging.getLevelName(level))
             if _:
                 background, foreground, bold = _
                 retVal = colored(message, color=foreground, on_color="on_%s" % background if background else None, attrs=("bold",) if bold else None)
 
+            kb.stickyLevel = level if message and message[-1] != "\n" else None
+
     return retVal
 
 def dataToStdout(data, forceOutput=False, bold=False):
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index fc3b9dd62..b050ea76d 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1436,7 +1436,6 @@ def __setKnowledgeBaseAttributes(flushAll=True):
 
     kb.commonOutputs = None
     kb.counters = {}
-    kb.currentMessage = None
     kb.data = AttribDict()
     kb.dataOutputFlag = False
 
@@ -1511,6 +1510,7 @@ def __setKnowledgeBaseAttributes(flushAll=True):
     kb.singleLogFlags = set()
     kb.skipOthersDbms = None
     kb.stickyFlag = False
+    kb.stickyLevel = None
     kb.suppressResumeInfo = False
     kb.technique = None
     kb.testMode = False