diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 1e6c4e7..59f115e 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -667,15 +667,27 @@ do -- split line {{{1
             print("The first opening bracket found after the cursor was not closed on this line.")
             return
         end
-        if #split_indexes == 0 then
-            print('No comma separated items within brackets that were opened and closed after the cursor.')
-            return
-        end
 
         ---@type string
         local leading_whitespace = string.match(line, "^%s*")
         local first_line = line:sub(1, first_bracket_i)
         local last_line = leading_whitespace .. line:sub(last_bracket_i, #line)
+        if #split_indexes == 0 then
+            if (last_bracket_i - first_bracket_i == 1) then return end
+            local row, _ = unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0))
+            line = line:sub(first_bracket_i+1, last_bracket_i-1)
+            local leading_pattern = "^[%s"
+            for k, _ in pairs(SPLIT_DELIMETERS) do
+                leading_pattern = leading_pattern .. k
+            end
+            leading_pattern = leading_pattern .. "]*"
+            line = line:gsub(leading_pattern, leading_whitespace .. SPLIT_WHITESPACE, 1)
+            line = line:gsub("[%s]*$", '', 1)
+            vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(0, row-1, row, false, {first_line})
+            vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(0, row, row, false, {last_line})
+            vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(0, row, row, false, {line})
+            return
+        end
 
         local middle_lines = {}
         table.insert(