diff --git a/stead/para.lua b/stead/para.lua
index 6aa0e37..176e77d 100644
--- a/stead/para.lua
+++ b/stead/para.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+para_mod = obj {
+	nam = 'para',
+	ini = function(s)
+		s.time = stead.time()
+	end
+}
+
 stead.fmt = stead.hook(stead.fmt, function(f, ...)
 	local r = f(unpack(arg))
-	if type(r) == 'string' and stead.tick then
-		r = r:gsub('\n([^\n])', '<&para;>%1'):gsub('<&para;>', '\n'..txtnb('    '));
+	if type(r) == 'string' and stead.time() > para_mod.time then
+		para_mod.time = stead.time()
+		r = r:gsub('\n([^\n])', '<&para;>%1'):gsub('<&para;>[ \t]*', '\n'..txtnb('    '));
 		r = r:gsub('^',txtnb('    '))
 	end
 	return r;
diff --git a/stead/stead.lua b/stead/stead.lua
index 446e32e..23fe033 100644
--- a/stead/stead.lua
+++ b/stead/stead.lua
@@ -1762,7 +1762,6 @@ iface = {
 			r,v = me():action(cmd, unpack(a));
 			st = true;
 		end
-		stead.tick = st
 		-- here r is action result, v - ret code value	
 		-- st -- game state changed
 		if st and r == nil and v == true then -- we do nothing