diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 9f6703dba..2302b0330 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ module.exports = {
   store: require('./store'),
   /** @type {typeof CodeceptJS.Locator} */
   locator: require('./locator'),
+  /** @type {typeof CodeceptJS.Step} */
+  Step: require('./step'),
 
   heal: require('./heal'),
   ai: require('./ai'),
diff --git a/lib/output.js b/lib/output.js
index fc209d043..7b1cb8fcd 100644
--- a/lib/output.js
+++ b/lib/output.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const colors = require('chalk')
 const figures = require('figures')
 const { maskSensitiveData } = require('invisi-data')
+const Step = require('./step')
 
 const styles = {
   error: colors.bgRed.white.bold,
@@ -115,17 +116,24 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     }
 
-    let stepLine = step.toCliStyled()
-    if (step.metaStep && outputLevel >= 1) {
-      // this.stepShift += 2;
-      stepLine = colors.dim(truncate(stepLine, this.spaceShift))
-    }
-    if (step.comment) {
-      stepLine += colors.grey(step.comment.split('\n').join('\n' + ' '.repeat(4)))
-    }
+    if (step instanceof Step) {
+      let stepLine = step.toCliStyled()
+      if (step.metaStep && outputLevel >= 1) {
+        // this.stepShift += 2;
+        stepLine = colors.dim(truncate(stepLine, this.spaceShift))
+      }
+      if (step.comment) {
+        stepLine += colors.grey(step.comment.split('\n').join('\n' + ' '.repeat(4)))
+      }
 
-    const _stepLine = isMaskedData() ? maskSensitiveData(stepLine) : stepLine
-    print(' '.repeat(this.stepShift), truncate(_stepLine, this.spaceShift))
+      const _stepLine = isMaskedData() ? maskSensitiveData(stepLine) : stepLine
+      print(' '.repeat(this.stepShift), truncate(_stepLine, this.spaceShift))
+    } else if (typeof step === 'string') {
+      // sometimes the step is just the string, so we basically print it out
+      print(step)
+    } else {
+      console.log(`Something went wrong with ${step}`)
+    }
   },
 
   /** @namespace */