diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Clonk.ocd/Animations.ocd/Script.c b/planet/Objects.ocd/Clonk.ocd/Animations.ocd/Script.c
index 29703daa5..5bbeaafec 100644
--- a/planet/Objects.ocd/Clonk.ocd/Animations.ocd/Script.c
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Clonk.ocd/Animations.ocd/Script.c
@@ -1291,11 +1291,15 @@ public func GetDiggingAnimation()
 	return;
 }
 
+protected func PlayDiggingAnimation() {
+	return PlayAnimation("Dig", CLONK_ANIM_SLOT_Movement, Anim_Linear(0, 0, GetAnimationLength("Dig"), 36, ANIM_Loop), Anim_Linear(0, 0, 1000, 5, ANIM_Remove));
+}
+
 public func FxIntDigStart(object target, effect fx, int temp)
 {
 	if (temp)
 		return FX_OK;
-	fx.animation = PlayAnimation("Dig", CLONK_ANIM_SLOT_Movement, Anim_Linear(0, 0, GetAnimationLength("Dig"), 36, ANIM_Loop), Anim_Linear(0, 0, 1000, 5, ANIM_Remove));
+	fx.animation = PlayDiggingAnimation();
 
 	// Update carried items
 	UpdateAttach();
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Clonk.ocd/Script.c b/planet/Objects.ocd/Clonk.ocd/Script.c
index 1e413615c..5bfd29c32 100644
--- a/planet/Objects.ocd/Clonk.ocd/Script.c
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Clonk.ocd/Script.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ BridgeStand = {
 	Wdt = 8,
 	Hgt = 20,
 	NextAction = "BridgeStand",
-	StartCall = "StartStand",
+	StartCall = "PlayDiggingAnimation",
 	InLiquidAction = "Swim",
 },
 BridgeScale = {
diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Resources.ocd/Loam.ocd/Script.c b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Resources.ocd/Loam.ocd/Script.c
index fc59d7297..fe7c52716 100644
--- a/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Resources.ocd/Loam.ocd/Script.c
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Items.ocd/Resources.ocd/Loam.ocd/Script.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ func FxIntBridgeStart(object clonk, effect fx, int temp, int x, int y)
 
 func FxIntBridgeTimer(object clonk, effect fx, int time)
 {
+	clonk->Message(clonk->GetAction());
 	// something happened - don't try to dig anymore
 	if (!(clonk->~IsBridging()))
 	{