diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c5acfca..d71195d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -183,13 +183,14 @@ func main() {
 func ContinuePrompt(prev string) (string, error) {
 	hooks.Em.Emit("multiline", nil)
 	lr.SetPrompt(multilinePrompt)
+
 	cont, err := lr.Read()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("")
-		return "", err
+		return prev, err
 	}
-	cont = strings.TrimSpace(cont)
 
+	cont = strings.TrimSpace(cont)
 	return prev + strings.TrimSuffix(cont, "\n"), nil
 }