diff --git a/korman/nodes/node_messages.py b/korman/nodes/node_messages.py
index a27569f..e359396 100644
--- a/korman/nodes/node_messages.py
+++ b/korman/nodes/node_messages.py
@@ -341,5 +341,6 @@ class PlasmaFootstepSoundMsgNode(PlasmaMessageNode, bpy.types.Node):
 
     def convert_message(self, exporter, tree, so):
         msg = plArmatureEffectStateMsg()
+        msg.BCastFlags |= (plMessage.kPropagateToModifiers | plMessage.kNetPropagate)
         msg.surface = footstep_surface_ids[self.surface]
         return msg
diff --git a/korman/nodes/node_responder.py b/korman/nodes/node_responder.py
index 7548790..54014d7 100644
--- a/korman/nodes/node_responder.py
+++ b/korman/nodes/node_responder.py
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ class PlasmaResponderCommandNode(PlasmaNodeBase, bpy.types.Node):
 
             # Finally, convert our message...
             msg = msgNode.convert_message(exporter, tree, so)
-            self._finalize_message(exporter, responder, msg)
+            if msg.sender is None:
+                msg.sender = responder.key
+            msg.BCastFlags |= plMessage.kLocalPropagate
 
             # If we have child commands, we need to make sure that we support chaining this message as a callback
             # If not, we'll export our children and tell them to not actually wait on us.
@@ -207,19 +209,6 @@ class PlasmaResponderCommandNode(PlasmaNodeBase, bpy.types.Node):
         for i in self.find_outputs("trigger", "PlasmaResponderCommandNode"):
             i.convert_command(exporter, tree, so, responder, commandMgr, childWaitOn)
 
-    _bcast_flags = {
-        plArmatureEffectStateMsg: (plMessage.kPropagateToModifiers | plMessage.kNetPropagate),
-    }
-
-    def _finalize_message(self, exporter, responder, msg):
-        msg.sender = responder.key
-
-        # BCast Flags are pretty common...
-        _cls = msg.__class__
-        if _cls in self._bcast_flags:
-            msg.BCastFlags = self._bcast_flags[_cls]
-        msg.BCastFlags |= plMessage.kLocalPropagate
-
 
 class PlasmaRespCommandSocket(PlasmaNodeSocketBase, bpy.types.NodeSocket):
     bl_color = (0.451, 0.0, 0.263, 1.0)