diff --git a/gems/pure-ruby-tracer/lib/recorder.rb b/gems/pure-ruby-tracer/lib/recorder.rb
index dd5de1f..16c773f 100644
--- a/gems/pure-ruby-tracer/lib/recorder.rb
+++ b/gems/pure-ruby-tracer/lib/recorder.rb
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def register_step(path, line)
     # $stderr.write path, "\n"
     if @debug
       @step_count += 1
-      $stdout.write "steps ", $STEP_COUNT, "\n" if $STEP_COUNT % 1_000 == 0
+      $stdout.write "steps ", @step_count, "\n" if @step_count % 1_000 == 0
     end
   end