diff --git a/lib/objects/local_string_encoder.rb b/lib/objects/local_string_encoder.rb
index c8b2662c1..8702631a9 100644
--- a/lib/objects/local_string_encoder.rb
+++ b/lib/objects/local_string_encoder.rb
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class StringEncoder
     end
 
     enforce_utf8
-    print_outputs
+    print_outputs if has_base64_inputs
   end
 
   # Encode local instance variables as UTF-8
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class StringEncoder
   end
 
   def print_outputs
-    puts has_base64_inputs ? base64_encode_outputs : self.outputs
+    puts base64_encode_outputs
   end
 
   def base64_encode_outputs
diff --git a/lib/objects/local_string_generator.rb b/lib/objects/local_string_generator.rb
index f03cdd894..d40d6454e 100644
--- a/lib/objects/local_string_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/objects/local_string_generator.rb
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class StringGenerator
     end
 
     enforce_utf8(self.outputs)
-    print_outputs
+    print_outputs if has_base64_inputs
   end
 
   def enforce_utf8(values)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class StringGenerator
   end
 
   def print_outputs
-    puts has_base64_inputs ? base64_encode_outputs : self.outputs
+    puts base64_encode_outputs
   end
 
   def base64_encode_outputs