diff --git a/outputs/text.go b/outputs/text.go
index 56a0c8e..c12f692 100644
--- a/outputs/text.go
+++ b/outputs/text.go
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 package outputs
 
 import (
-	"strings"
-
 	"github.com/bjesus/pipet/common"
 	"github.com/bjesus/pipet/utils"
 )
 
 func OutputText(app *common.PipetApp) string {
-	flattenedData := utils.FlattenData(app.Data, 0)
-	return (strings.Join(flattenedData, utils.GetSeparator(app, 0)))
-
+	cleanData := utils.RemoveUnnecessaryNesting(app.Data)
+	return utils.FlattenNestedSlices(app, cleanData, 0)
 }
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index a0105e9..afb9f47 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -3,32 +3,51 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bjesus/pipet/common"
 )
 
-func FlattenData(data interface{}, depth int) []string {
+func FlattenNestedSlices(app *common.PipetApp, data interface{}, level int) string {
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(data)
+
+	if v.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
+		return fmt.Sprint(data)
+	}
+
 	var result []string
 
-	switch v := data.(type) {
-	case []interface{}:
-		for _, item := range v {
-			result = append(result, FlattenData(item, depth+1)...)
-		}
-	case map[string]interface{}:
-		for _, value := range v {
-			result = append(result, FlattenData(value, depth+1)...)
-		}
-	default:
-		result = append(result, fmt.Sprintf("%v", v))
+	for i := 0; i < v.Len(); i++ {
+		elem := v.Index(i).Interface()
+		flattened := FlattenNestedSlices(app, elem, level+1)
+		result = append(result, flattened)
 	}
 
-	return result
+	sep := GetSeparator(app, level)
+	return strings.Join(result, sep)
+}
+
+func RemoveUnnecessaryNesting(data interface{}) interface{} {
+	for {
+		val := reflect.ValueOf(data)
+		if val.Kind() == reflect.Slice && val.Len() == 1 {
+			firstElem := val.Index(0).Interface()
+			if reflect.ValueOf(firstElem).Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+				data = firstElem
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		break
+	}
+	return data
 }
 
 func GetSeparator(app *common.PipetApp, depth int) string {
 	if depth < len(app.Separator) {
-		return app.Separator[depth]
+		sep, _ := strconv.Unquote(`"` + app.Separator[depth] + `"`)
+		return sep
 	}
 	return ", "
 }
diff --git a/utils/utils_test.go b/utils/utils_test.go
index 2e65663..73c4dfe 100644
--- a/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert" // Or use default `testing` if no external dependency needed
 )
 
-// Test FlattenData
-func TestFlattenData(t *testing.T) {
-	data := []interface{}{"a", "b", []interface{}{"c", "d"}}
-	expected := []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"}
-	result := FlattenData(data, 0)
-	assert.Equal(t, expected, result)
-}
-
 // Test GetSeparator
 func TestGetSeparator(t *testing.T) {
 	app := &common.PipetApp{
@@ -32,3 +24,10 @@ func TestFileExists(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, FileExists(f.Name()))
 	assert.False(t, FileExists("nonexistent.file"))
 }
+
+func TestRemoveUnnecessaryNesting(t *testing.T) {
+	input := [][][]interface{}{{{"foo", "bar"}}}
+	expected := []interface{}{"foo", "bar"}
+	result := RemoveUnnecessaryNesting(input)
+	assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
+}