diff --git a/email_account/email_account b/email_account/email_account
index b329689..db4af0e 100755
--- a/email_account/email_account
+++ b/email_account/email_account
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ echo_with_tabs ()
 	local - nbchars nbtabs
 	nbchars=$(echo "$1" | wc -m)
 	nbtabs=$(($3-nbchars/8))
+	[ $nbtabs -lt 1 ] && nbtabs=1
 	echo -n "$1"
 	for i in $(seq $nbtabs)
 	do