diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/TickCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/TickCommand.java
index b4ada51e..78a8af5d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/TickCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/TickCommand.java
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ public class TickCommand
                             then(literal("deep").executes( (c)-> setFreeze(c.getSource(), true, true)))).
                         then(literal("off").executes( (c) -> setFreeze(c.getSource(), false, false)))).
                 then(literal("step").
-                        executes((c) -> step(1)).
+                        executes((c) -> step(c.getSource(), 1)).
                         then(argument("ticks", integer(1,72000)).
                                 suggests( (c, b) -> suggestMatching(new String[]{"20"},b)).
-                                executes((c) -> step(getInteger(c,"ticks"))))).
+                                executes((c) -> step(c.getSource(), getInteger(c,"ticks"))))).
                 then(literal("superHot").executes( (c)-> toggleSuperHot(c.getSource()))).
                 then(literal("health").
                         executes( (c) -> healthReport(c.getSource(), 100)).
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ public class TickCommand
         return setFreeze(source, isDeep, !TickSpeed.isPaused());
     }
 
-    private static int step(int advance)
+    private static int step(ServerCommandSource source, int advance)
     {
         TickSpeed.add_ticks_to_run_in_pause(advance);
+        Messenger.m(source, "gi Stepping " + advance + " tick" + (advance != 1 ? "s" : ""));
         return 1;
     }