diff --git a/spcd.sh b/spcd.sh
index 035717e..12173e6 100644
--- a/spcd.sh
+++ b/spcd.sh
@@ -944,9 +944,10 @@ spcd_split() {
 
 spcd_step() {
     SPCD_STEP=$((SPCD_STEP + 1))
+    SPCD_STEP_TEXT="${*}"
     echo "\
 ${SPCD_DOWN}
-${SPCD_VERT} ${SPCD_STEP} ${*}
+${SPCD_VERT} ${SPCD_STEP} ${SPCD_STEP_TEXT}
 ${SPCD___UP}"
 }