diff --git a/bin/utils.js b/bin/utils.js
index 1138961..27e1b9b 100644
--- a/bin/utils.js
+++ b/bin/utils.js
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ exports.setPersistence = persistence_ => {
  * @type {Map<string,WSSharedDoc>}
  */
 const docs = new Map()
+// exporting docs so that others can use it
+exports.docs = docs
 
 const messageSync = 0
 const messageAwareness = 1