diff --git a/src/multi-stage-output.tsx b/src/multi-stage-output.tsx
index 22072b3..227cce1 100644
--- a/src/multi-stage-output.tsx
+++ b/src/multi-stage-output.tsx
@@ -97,16 +97,14 @@ export type MultiStageOutputOptions<T extends Record<string, unknown>> = {
 }
 
 class CIMultiStageOutput<T extends Record<string, unknown>> {
+  private readonly completedStages: Set<string> = new Set()
   private data?: Partial<T>
   private readonly design: RequiredDesign
   private readonly hasElapsedTime?: boolean
   private readonly hasStageTime?: boolean
-  private lastUpdateTime: number
-  private readonly messageTimeout = Number.parseInt(env.SF_CI_MESSAGE_TIMEOUT ?? '5000', 10) ?? 5000
   private readonly postStagesBlock?: InfoBlock<T>
   private readonly preStagesBlock?: InfoBlock<T>
   private readonly seenInfo: Set<string> = new Set()
-  private readonly seenStages: Set<string> = new Set()
   private readonly stages: readonly string[] | string[]
   private readonly stageSpecificBlock?: StageInfoBlock<T>
   private readonly startTime: number | undefined
@@ -134,7 +132,6 @@ class CIMultiStageOutput<T extends Record<string, unknown>> {
     this.stageSpecificBlock = stageSpecificBlock
     this.timerUnit = timerUnit ?? 'ms'
     this.data = data
-    this.lastUpdateTime = Date.now()
 
     if (title) ux.stdout(`───── ${title} ─────`)
     ux.stdout('Stages:')
@@ -152,8 +149,8 @@ class CIMultiStageOutput<T extends Record<string, unknown>> {
   public stop(stageTracker: StageTracker): void {
     this.update(stageTracker)
     ux.stdout()
-    this.printInfo(this.preStagesBlock, 0, true)
-    this.printInfo(this.postStagesBlock, 0, true)
+    this.maybePrintInfo(this.preStagesBlock, 0, true)
+    this.maybePrintInfo(this.postStagesBlock, 0, true)
     if (this.startTime) {
       const elapsedTime = Date.now() - this.startTime
       ux.stdout()
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ class CIMultiStageOutput<T extends Record<string, unknown>> {
 
     for (const [stage, status] of stageTracker.entries()) {
       // no need to re-render completed, failed, or skipped stages
-      if (this.seenStages.has(stage)) continue
+      if (this.completedStages.has(stage)) continue
 
       switch (status) {
         case 'pending': {
@@ -177,15 +174,13 @@ class CIMultiStageOutput<T extends Record<string, unknown>> {
 
         case 'current': {
           if (!this.startTimes.has(stage)) this.startTimes.set(stage, Date.now())
-          if (Date.now() - this.lastUpdateTime < this.messageTimeout) break
-          this.lastUpdateTime = Date.now()
-          ux.stdout(`${this.design.icons.current.figure} ${stage}…`)
-          this.printInfo(this.preStagesBlock, 3)
-          this.printInfo(
+          this.maybeStdout(`${this.design.icons.current.figure} ${stage}…`)
+          this.maybePrintInfo(this.preStagesBlock, 3)
+          this.maybePrintInfo(
             this.stageSpecificBlock?.filter((info) => info.stage === stage),
             3,
           )
-          this.printInfo(this.postStagesBlock, 3)
+          this.maybePrintInfo(this.postStagesBlock, 3)
           break
         }
 
@@ -196,28 +191,28 @@ class CIMultiStageOutput<T extends Record<string, unknown>> {
         case 'async':
         case 'warning':
         case 'completed': {
-          this.seenStages.add(stage)
+          this.completedStages.add(stage)
           if (this.hasStageTime && status !== 'skipped') {
             const startTime = this.startTimes.get(stage)
             const elapsedTime = startTime ? Date.now() - startTime : 0
             const displayTime = readableTime(elapsedTime, this.timerUnit)
-            ux.stdout(`${this.design.icons[status].figure} ${stage} (${displayTime})`)
-            this.printInfo(this.preStagesBlock, 3)
-            this.printInfo(
+            this.maybeStdout(`${this.design.icons[status].figure} ${stage} (${displayTime})`)
+            this.maybePrintInfo(this.preStagesBlock, 3)
+            this.maybePrintInfo(
               this.stageSpecificBlock?.filter((info) => info.stage === stage),
               3,
             )
-            this.printInfo(this.postStagesBlock, 3)
+            this.maybePrintInfo(this.postStagesBlock, 3)
           } else if (status === 'skipped') {
-            ux.stdout(`${this.design.icons[status].figure} ${stage} - Skipped`)
+            this.maybeStdout(`${this.design.icons[status].figure} ${stage} - Skipped`)
           } else {
-            ux.stdout(`${this.design.icons[status].figure} ${stage}`)
-            this.printInfo(this.preStagesBlock, 3)
-            this.printInfo(
+            this.maybeStdout(`${this.design.icons[status].figure} ${stage}`)
+            this.maybePrintInfo(this.preStagesBlock, 3)
+            this.maybePrintInfo(
               this.stageSpecificBlock?.filter((info) => info.stage === stage),
               3,
             )
-            this.printInfo(this.postStagesBlock, 3)
+            this.maybePrintInfo(this.postStagesBlock, 3)
           }
 
           break
@@ -229,19 +224,23 @@ class CIMultiStageOutput<T extends Record<string, unknown>> {
     }
   }
 
-  private printInfo(infoBlock: InfoBlock<T> | StageInfoBlock<T> | undefined, indent = 0, force = false): void {
-    const spaces = ' '.repeat(indent)
+  private maybePrintInfo(infoBlock: InfoBlock<T> | StageInfoBlock<T> | undefined, indent = 0, force = false): void {
     if (infoBlock?.length) {
       for (const info of infoBlock) {
         const formattedData = info.get ? info.get(this.data as T) : undefined
         if (!formattedData) continue
         const str = info.type === 'message' ? formattedData : `${info.label}: ${formattedData}`
-        if (!force && this.seenInfo.has(str)) continue
-        ux.stdout(`${spaces}${str}`)
-        this.seenInfo.add(str)
+        this.maybeStdout(str, indent, force)
       }
     }
   }
+
+  private maybeStdout(str: string, indent = 0, force = false): void {
+    const spaces = ' '.repeat(indent)
+    if (!force && this.seenInfo.has(str)) return
+    ux.stdout(`${spaces}${str}`)
+    this.seenInfo.add(str)
+  }
 }
 
 class MultiStageOutputBase<T extends Record<string, unknown>> implements Disposable {