Val Chmerkovskiy is stepping up to support Alan Bersten. 

Amid the Dancing With the Star pro’s one-week suspension from the ABC competition series, Chmerkovskiy addressed the rumors that he unfollowed his fellow dance pro on Instagram after Bersten was revealed as his replacement to compete with Jenna Dewan for Dedication Night Oct. 20.

“Thank you for stepping in and doing such an amazing job,” Chmerkovskiy commented on Bersten’s Oct. 20 Instagram post. “Jenna looks so good and most importantly happy.”

And clearing up any rumors about unfollowing Bersten, the 40-year-old set the record straight, writing, “You’re my new favorite follow.”

As for Bersten—who was eliminated in week two alongside partner Giada De Laurentiis—the 32-year-old wrote in his post that he was “so honored to be stepping in and dancing” with Dewan as she dedicated her dance on the Oct. 20 episode to her mom, Nancy Lee Bursch.

“You are such a light,” Bersten said alongside several pics of himself and Dewan in the ballroom, “and it’s so beautiful to see you and your mom share the floor.”