diff --git a/misc/core.func b/misc/core.func
index e67d5eb5..27b6a3d6 100644
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -435,7 +435,14 @@ msg_info() {
 
   stop_spinner
 
-  if [[ "${VERBOSE:-no}" == "no" && -t 2 ]]; then
+msg_info() {
+  local msg="$1"
+  [[ -z "$msg" || -n "${MSG_INFO_SHOWN["$msg"]+x}" ]] && return
+  MSG_INFO_SHOWN["$msg"]=1
+
+  stop_spinner
+
+  if [[ "${VERBOSE:-no}" == "no" && "${var_os:-}" != "alpine" && -t 2 ]]; then
     start_spinner "$msg"
   else
     printf "\r\e[2K%s %b" "$HOURGLASS" "${YW}${msg}${CL}" >&2