diff --git a/spcd/main.sh b/spcd/main.sh
index 5f7208d..d77913f 100644
--- a/spcd/main.sh
+++ b/spcd/main.sh
@@ -866,6 +866,23 @@ ${SPCD_PYTHON_ALIAS} / ${spcd_stp__name}"
     "${SPCD_PYTHON_ALIAS}" -m "${spcd_stp__name}"
 }
 
+# ╭───────────┬──────╮
+# │ functions │ step │
+# ╰───────────┴──────╯
+
+spcd_step() {
+    SPCD_STEP=$((SPCD_STEP + 1))
+    SPCD_STEP_TEXT="${*}"
+    unset SPCD_SUBSTEP SPCD_SUBSTEP_TEXT
+    spcd_banner
+}
+
+spcd_substep() {
+    SPCD_SUBSTEP=$((SPCD_SUBSTEP + 1))
+    SPCD_SUBSTEP_TEXT="${*}"
+    spcd_banner
+}
+
 # ╭───────────╮
 # │ functions │
 # ╰───────────╯
@@ -1016,19 +1033,6 @@ spcd_split() {
     echo "${SPCD_SPLT}"
 }
 
-spcd_step() {
-    SPCD_STEP=$((SPCD_STEP + 1))
-    SPCD_STEP_TEXT="${*}"
-    unset SPCD_SUBSTEP SPCD_SUBSTEP_TEXT
-    spcd_banner
-}
-
-spcd_substep() {
-    SPCD_SUBSTEP=$((SPCD_SUBSTEP + 1))
-    SPCD_SUBSTEP_TEXT="${*}"
-    spcd_banner
-}
-
 spcd_write() {
     spcd_write__file="${1}"
     spcd_write__text="${2}"
@@ -1097,7 +1101,6 @@ spcd_fill() {
 # │ internal │ banner │
 # ╰──────────┴────────╯
 
-SPCD_BANNER=1
 SPCD_BANNER_DOWN_AND_HORIZONTAL="┬"
 SPCD_BANNER_DOWN_AND_LEFT="╮"
 SPCD_BANNER_DOWN_AND_RIGHT="╭"
@@ -1184,8 +1187,14 @@ spcd_banner_unset() {
     unset SPCD_BANNER_TOP SPCD_BANNER_MIDDLE SPCD_BANNER_BOTTOM
 }
 
-# ╭──────────┬─────╮
-# │ internal │ run │
-# ╰──────────┴─────╯
+# ╭──────────┬──────╮
+# │ internal │ step │
+# ╰──────────┴──────╯
+
+SPCD_STEP=1
+
+# ╭──────────╮
+# │ internal │
+# ╰──────────╯
 
 spcd_main