diff --git a/src/java/azkaban/webapp/AzkabanWebServer.java b/src/java/azkaban/webapp/AzkabanWebServer.java
index ebb0aa0..91583c1 100644
--- a/src/java/azkaban/webapp/AzkabanWebServer.java
+++ b/src/java/azkaban/webapp/AzkabanWebServer.java
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ public class AzkabanWebServer extends AzkabanServer {
private MBeanServer mbeanServer;
private ArrayList<ObjectName> registeredMBeans = new ArrayList<ObjectName>();
+ public static AzkabanWebServer getInstance() {
+ return app;
+ }
+
/**
* Constructor usually called by tomcat AzkabanServletContext to create the
* initial server
