diff --git a/src/fetch-manager.cc b/src/fetch-manager.cc
index ba24f97..b0154ea 100644
--- a/src/fetch-manager.cc
+++ b/src/fetch-manager.cc
@@ -32,15 +32,29 @@
   : m_ccnx (ccnx)
   , m_sync (sync)
 {
-  m_scheduler.start ();
+  m_scheduler = make_shared<Scheduler> ();
+  m_scheduler->start ();
 }
 
 FetchManager::~FetchManager ()
 {
-  m_scheduler.shutdown ();
+  m_scheduler->shutdown ();
+  m_scheduler.reset ();
 }
 
 void
 FetchManager::Enqueue (const Ccnx::Name &deviceName, uint32_t minSeqNo, uint32_t maxSeqNo, int priority/*=PRIORITY_NORMAL*/)
 {
 }
+
+Ccnx::CcnxWrapperPtr
+FetchManager::GetCcnx ()
+{
+  return m_ccnx;
+}
+
+SchedulerPtr
+FetchManager::GetScheduler ()
+{
+  return m_scheduler;
+}
diff --git a/src/fetch-manager.h b/src/fetch-manager.h
index 5efd838..eb38551 100644
--- a/src/fetch-manager.h
+++ b/src/fetch-manager.h
@@ -45,12 +45,19 @@
   virtual ~FetchManager ();
 
   void
-  Enqueue (const Ccnx::Name &deviceName, uint32_t minSeqNo, uint32_t maxSeqNo, int priority=PRIORITY_NORMAL);
+  Enqueue (const Ccnx::Name &deviceName,
+           uint32_t minSeqNo, uint32_t maxSeqNo, int priority=PRIORITY_NORMAL);
+
+  Ccnx::CcnxWrapperPtr
+  GetCcnx ();
+
+  SchedulerPtr
+  GetScheduler ();
   
 private:
   Ccnx::CcnxWrapperPtr m_ccnx;
   SyncLogPtr m_sync; // to access forwarding hints
-  Scheduler m_scheduler;
+  SchedulerPtr m_scheduler;
 };