diff --git a/server/core/runtime/run_step_runner.go b/server/core/runtime/run_step_runner.go
index 70d084506a..1e3335762c 100644
--- a/server/core/runtime/run_step_runner.go
+++ b/server/core/runtime/run_step_runner.go
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ func (r *RunStepRunner) Run(ctx command.ProjectContext, command string, path str
 	runner := models.NewShellCommandRunner(command, finalEnvVars, path, streamOutput, r.ProjectCmdOutputHandler)
 	output, err := runner.Run(ctx)
 
+	if postProcessOutput == valid.PostProcessRunOutputStripRefreshing {
+		output = StripRefreshingFromPlanOutput(output, tfVersion)
+
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("%s: running %q in %q: \n%s", err, command, path, output)
 		if !ctx.CustomPolicyCheck {
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ func (r *RunStepRunner) Run(ctx command.ProjectContext, command string, path str
 	case valid.PostProcessRunOutputHide:
 		return "", nil
 	case valid.PostProcessRunOutputStripRefreshing:
-		return StripRefreshingFromPlanOutput(output, tfVersion), nil
+		return output, nil
 	case valid.PostProcessRunOutputShow:
 		return output, nil
 	default: