diff --git a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
index 37e8593..9e65725 100644
--- a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
+++ b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ def publish_state(client):
         states[str(i)] = round(val, 1)
         client.publish(gt["state"], str(round(val, 1)), retain=True)
         client.publish(gt["status"], "online", retain=True)
-        info(f"Gauge {i} state: {val:.1f} step={g._current_step}")
+        info(f"G{i} v={val:.1f} tgt={gauge_targets[i]:.1f} step={g._current_step}")
     client.publish(T_STATE, ujson.dumps(states), retain=True)
 
 
@@ -893,6 +893,7 @@ def main():
                     moved_any = True
 
             if moved_any:
+                publish_state(client_ref)
                 delay_us = 1_000_000 // MICROSTEPS_PER_SECOND
                 utime.sleep_us(delay_us)
             else: