diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index 8d34c12..d3572eb 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -789,14 +789,7 @@
 
     msg_hist_off = TRUE;
 
-    s = mch_getenv((char_u *)"LANG");
-    if (s != NULL && *s != NUL)
-	msg_attr((char_u *)
-		_("Messages maintainer: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>"),
-		hl_attr(HLF_T));
-
     p = first_msg_hist;
-
     if (eap->addr_count != 0)
     {
 	/* Count total messages */
@@ -810,6 +803,15 @@
 						    p = p->next, c--);
     }
 
+    if (p == first_msg_hist)
+    {
+	s = mch_getenv((char_u *)"LANG");
+	if (s != NULL && *s != NUL)
+	    msg_attr((char_u *)
+		    _("Messages maintainer: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>"),
+		    hl_attr(HLF_T));
+    }
+
     /* Display what was not skipped. */
     for (; p != NULL && !got_int; p = p->next)
 	if (p->msg != NULL)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_messages.vim b/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
index 4d7e411..188406e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   let oldmore = &more
   try
     set nomore
+    " Avoid the "message maintainer" line.
+    let $LANG = ''
 
     let arr = map(range(10), '"hello" . v:val')
     for s in arr
@@ -11,31 +13,27 @@
     endfor
     let result = ''
 
+    " get last two messages
     redir => result
     2messages | redraw
     redir END
-
-    " get last two messages
-    let msg = split(result, "\n")[1:][-2:]
-    call assert_equal(["hello8", "hello9"], msg)
+    let msg_list = split(result, "\n")
+    call assert_equal(["hello8", "hello9"], msg_list)
 
     " clear messages without last one
     1messages clear
     redir => result
-    redraw | 1messages
+    redraw | messages
     redir END
-    " get last last message
-    let msg = split(result, "\n")[1:][-1:]
-    call assert_equal(['hello9'], msg)
+    let msg_list = split(result, "\n")
+    call assert_equal(['hello9'], msg_list)
 
     " clear all messages
     messages clear
     redir => result
-    redraw | 1messages
+    redraw | messages
     redir END
-    " get last last message
-    let msg = split(result, "\n")[1:][-1:]
-    call assert_equal([], msg)
+    call assert_equal('', result)
   finally
     let &more = oldmore
   endtry
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ad1511c..6bdb861 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -749,6 +749,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1739,
+/**/
     1738,
 /**/
     1737,