diff --git a/spcd/shell.py b/spcd/shell.py
index f0c7f8c..0a587e7 100644
--- a/spcd/shell.py
+++ b/spcd/shell.py
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ import importlib
 env = importlib.import_module("env")
 
 try:
-    step = int(env.SPCD_STEP)
+    STEP = int(env.SPCD_STEP)
 except AttributeError:
-    step = 1
+    STEP = 1
diff --git a/spcd/util.py b/spcd/util.py
index 76cb0f0..13b162d 100644
--- a/spcd/util.py
+++ b/spcd/util.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def split() -> None:
 
 def step(text: str) -> None:
     """Increment the step number of the current build process."""
-    shell.step += 1
+    shell.STEP += 1
     log.info(env.SPCD_DOWN)
-    log.info(f"{env.SPCD_VERT} {shell.step} {text}")
+    log.info(f"{env.SPCD_VERT} {shell.STEP} {text}")
     log.info(env.SPCD___UP)