diff --git a/src/org/ntlab/traceDebugger/Variable.java b/src/org/ntlab/traceDebugger/Variable.java
index 0156d8d..125ff5f 100644
--- a/src/org/ntlab/traceDebugger/Variable.java
+++ b/src/org/ntlab/traceDebugger/Variable.java
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@
 	public TracePoint getBeforeTracePoint() {
 		return before;
 	}
+
+	public void setBeforeTracePoint(TracePoint before) {
+		this.before = before;
+	}
 	
 	public Variable getParent() {
 		return parent;