diff --git a/lispBM/lispBM/repl-cps/repl.c b/lispBM/lispBM/repl-cps/repl.c
index 78adc998..d6089d6a 100644
--- a/lispBM/lispBM/repl-cps/repl.c
+++ b/lispBM/lispBM/repl-cps/repl.c
@@ -457,32 +457,42 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
       lbm_load_and_define_program(&string_tok, "prelude");
 
       lbm_continue_eval();
-      /* Something better is needed. 
-         this sleep ís to ensure the string is alive until parsing 
+      /* Something better is needed.
+         this sleep ís to ensure the string is alive until parsing
          is done */
       sleep_callback(10000);
     } else if (strncmp(str, ":send", 5) == 0) {
 
       int id;
       int i_val;
-      
+
       if (sscanf(str + 5, "%d%d", &id, &i_val) == 2) {
         lbm_pause_eval();
         while(lbm_get_eval_state() != EVAL_CPS_STATE_PAUSED) {
           sleep_callback(10);
         }
-              
+
         if (lbm_send_message((lbm_cid)id, lbm_enc_i(i_val)) == 0) {
           printf("Could not send message\n");
         }
-                         
+
         lbm_continue_eval();
       } else {
         printf("Incorrect arguments to send\n");
       }
-      
-    } else {
 
+    } else if (strncmp(str, ":pause", 6) == 0) {
+      lbm_pause_eval_with_gc(30);
+      while(lbm_get_eval_state() != EVAL_CPS_STATE_PAUSED) {
+        sleep_callback(10);
+      }
+      printf("Evaluator paused\n");
+
+    } else if (strncmp(str, ":continue", 9) == 0) {
+      lbm_continue_eval();
+    } else if (strncmp(str, ":step", 5) == 0) {
+      lbm_step_eval();
+    } else {
       /* Get exclusive access to the heap */
       lbm_pause_eval();
       while(lbm_get_eval_state() != EVAL_CPS_STATE_PAUSED) {
@@ -497,8 +507,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
       lbm_continue_eval();
 
       printf("started ctx: %u\n", cid);
-      /* Something better is needed. 
-         this sleep ís to ensure the string is alive until parsing 
+      /* Something better is needed.
+         this sleep ís to ensure the string is alive until parsing
          is done */
       sleep_callback(10000);
     }
diff --git a/lispBM/lispBM/src/eval_cps.c b/lispBM/lispBM/src/eval_cps.c
index c8d08376..b6fb2d8d 100644
--- a/lispBM/lispBM/src/eval_cps.c
+++ b/lispBM/lispBM/src/eval_cps.c
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ void lbm_run_eval(void){
       eval_cps_run_state = EVAL_CPS_STATE_RUNNING;
       break;
     case EVAL_CPS_STATE_STEP:
-      eval_cps_run_state = EVAL_CPS_STATE_PAUSED;
+      eval_cps_next_state = EVAL_CPS_STATE_PAUSED;
       break;
     case EVAL_CPS_STATE_PAUSED:
       if (eval_cps_run_state != EVAL_CPS_STATE_PAUSED) {
@@ -1943,6 +1943,7 @@ void lbm_run_eval(void){
       eval_running = false;
       continue;
     default:
+      eval_cps_run_state = eval_cps_next_state;
       break;
     }