diff --git a/core/shyft_tracer.go b/core/shyft_tracer.go
index 391ada4257..56581b046f 100644
--- a/core/shyft_tracer.go
+++ b/core/shyft_tracer.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"fmt"
-
 )
 
 const (
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@ const (
 
 //var api *eth.PrivateDebugAPI
 
+var EthereumObject interface{}
+
 var Chaindb_global ethdb.Database
 
 func SetChainDB(db ethdb.Database){
@@ -52,4 +53,8 @@ func MyTraceTransaction(hash string) (interface{}) {
 	fmt.Println(blockHash)
 	fmt.Println(index)
 	return 42
+}
+
+func setEthObject(ethobj interface{}){
+	EthereumObject = ethobj
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index a3fd81d662..8e2f81bb6e 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )
 
-var EthObject *Ethereum
-
 var BlockchainObject *core.BlockChain
 
+var DebugApi *PrivateDebugAPI
+
 type LesServer interface {
 	Start(srvr *p2p.Server)
 	Stop()
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		bloomIndexer:   NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, params.BloomBitsBlocks),
 	}
 
-	EthObject = eth
-
 	log.Info("Initialising Ethereum protocol", "versions", ProtocolVersions, "network", config.NetworkId)
 
 	if !config.SkipBcVersionCheck {
@@ -197,6 +195,9 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	}
 	eth.ApiBackend.gpo = gasprice.NewOracle(eth.ApiBackend, gpoParams)
 
+	DebugApi.eth = eth
+	DebugApi.config = chainConfig
+
 	return eth, nil
 }