diff --git a/src/catch2/catch_message.cpp b/src/catch2/catch_message.cpp
index 4b223d9607..7b09ab8745 100644
--- a/src/catch2/catch_message.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/catch_message.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ namespace Catch {
                     m_messages.back().message += " := ";
                     start = pos;
                 }
+                break;
             default:; // noop
             }
         }