diff --git a/web/js/sections/board-control.js b/web/js/sections/board-control.js
index af554eb..58113aa 100644
--- a/web/js/sections/board-control.js
+++ b/web/js/sections/board-control.js
@@ -300,7 +300,9 @@ async function executeMove(spot) {
       UI.log(`BLE error: ${e.message}`, 'error');
     }
   } else {
-    UI.log(`[sim] ${cmd1}  ${cmd2}`, 'info');
+    const simMsg = `[sim] ${cmd1}  ${cmd2}`;
+    console.log(simMsg);
+    UI.log(simMsg, 'info');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/web/js/sections/stepper-test.js b/web/js/sections/stepper-test.js
index a58242a..55288ed 100644
--- a/web/js/sections/stepper-test.js
+++ b/web/js/sections/stepper-test.js
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ async function moveToXY(targetX, targetY) {
       UI.log(`BLE error: ${e.message}`, 'error');
     }
   } else {
-    UI.log(`[sim] IK→ θ1=${IK.radToDeg(theta1).toFixed(1)}° θ2=${IK.radToDeg(theta2).toFixed(1)}° | ${cmd1}  ${cmd2}`, 'info');
+    const simMsg = `[sim] IK→ θ1=${IK.radToDeg(theta1).toFixed(1)}° θ2=${IK.radToDeg(theta2).toFixed(1)}° | ${cmd1}  ${cmd2}`;
+    console.log(simMsg);
+    UI.log(simMsg, 'info');
   }
   return true;
 }
@@ -223,9 +225,12 @@ async function jogMotor(motor, delta) {
   else steps2 += delta;
   renderArmFromSteps();
   const cmd = `S${motor}${delta >= 0 ? '+' : ''}${delta}`;
-  BLE.isConnected()
-    ? await BLE.write(cmd).catch(e => UI.log(e.message, 'error'))
-    : UI.log(`[sim] ${cmd}`, 'info');
+  if (BLE.isConnected()) {
+    await BLE.write(cmd).catch(e => UI.log(e.message, 'error'));
+  } else {
+    console.log(`[sim] ${cmd}`);
+    UI.log(`[sim] ${cmd}`, 'info');
+  }
 }
 
 async function zeroMotor(motor) {
@@ -240,9 +245,12 @@ async function zeroMotor(motor) {
   }
   renderArmFromSteps();
   const cmd = motor === 'ALL' ? 'HOMEALL' : `HOME${motor}`;
-  BLE.isConnected()
-    ? await BLE.write(cmd).catch(e => UI.log(e.message, 'error'))
-    : UI.log(`[sim] ${cmd}`, 'info');
+  if (BLE.isConnected()) {
+    await BLE.write(cmd).catch(e => UI.log(e.message, 'error'));
+  } else {
+    console.log(`[sim] ${cmd}`);
+    UI.log(`[sim] ${cmd}`, 'info');
+  }
 }
 
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