diff --git a/src/app/tabs/debugger-tab.js b/src/app/tabs/debugger-tab.js
index 3aa37fde14..4d091524b0 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/debugger-tab.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/debugger-tab.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import * as packageJson from '../../../package.json'
 const profile = {
   name: 'debugger',
   displayName: 'Debugger',
-  methods: ['debug'],
+  methods: ['debug', 'getTrace'],
   events: [],
   icon: 'data:image/svg+xml;base64,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',
   description: 'Debug transactions',
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ class DebuggerTab extends ViewPlugin {
   }
 
   debug (hash) {
-    if (this.debugger) this.debuggerUI.debug(hash)
+    if (this.debuggerUI) this.debuggerUI.debug(hash)
+  }
+
+  getTrace (hash) {
+    return this.debuggerUI.getTrace(hash)
   }
 
   debugger () {
diff --git a/src/app/tabs/debugger/debuggerUI.js b/src/app/tabs/debugger/debuggerUI.js
index 6662c699b9..bd2b8f9f15 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/debugger/debuggerUI.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/debugger/debuggerUI.js
@@ -103,38 +103,64 @@ class DebuggerUI {
     return this.isActive
   }
 
-  startDebugging (blockNumber, txNumber, tx) {
-    const self = this
+  getDebugWeb3 () {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      executionContext.detectNetwork((error, network) => {
+        let web3
+        if (error || !network) {
+          web3 = init.web3DebugNode(executionContext.web3())
+        } else {
+          const webDebugNode = init.web3DebugNode(network.name)
+          web3 = !webDebugNode ? executionContext.web3() : webDebugNode
+        }
+        init.extendWeb3(web3)
+        resolve(web3)
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  async startDebugging (blockNumber, txNumber, tx) {
     if (this.debugger) this.unLoad()
 
     let compilers = this.registry.get('compilersartefacts').api
     let lastCompilationResult
     if (compilers['__last']) lastCompilationResult = compilers['__last']
 
-    executionContext.detectNetwork((error, network) => {
-      let web3
-      if (error || !network) {
-        web3 = init.web3DebugNode(executionContext.web3())
-      } else {
-        var webDebugNode = init.web3DebugNode(network.name)
-        web3 = (!webDebugNode ? executionContext.web3() : webDebugNode)
-      }
-      init.extendWeb3(web3)
-      this.debugger = new Debugger({
+    let web3 = await this.getDebugWeb3()
+    this.debugger = new Debugger({
+      web3,
+      offsetToLineColumnConverter: this.registry.get('offsettolinecolumnconverter').api,
+      compiler: { lastCompilationResult }
+    })
+
+    this.listenToEvents()
+    this.debugger.debug(blockNumber, txNumber, tx, () => {
+      this.stepManager = new StepManagerUI(this.debugger.step_manager)
+      this.vmDebugger = new VmDebugger(this.debugger.vmDebuggerLogic)
+      this.txBrowser.setState({ blockNumber, txNumber, debugging: true })
+      this.renderDebugger()
+    }).catch((error) => {
+      toaster(error)
+      this.unLoad()
+    })
+  }
+
+  getTrace (hash) {
+    return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+      const compilers = this.registry.get('compilersartefacts').api
+      let lastCompilationResult
+      if (compilers['__last']) lastCompilationResult = compilers['__last']
+
+      const web3 = await this.getDebugWeb3()
+
+      const debug = new Debugger({
         web3,
         offsetToLineColumnConverter: this.registry.get('offsettolinecolumnconverter').api,
         compiler: { lastCompilationResult }
       })
-
-      this.listenToEvents()
-      this.debugger.debug(blockNumber, txNumber, tx, () => {
-        self.stepManager = new StepManagerUI(this.debugger.step_manager)
-        self.vmDebugger = new VmDebugger(this.debugger.vmDebuggerLogic)
-        self.txBrowser.setState({ blockNumber, txNumber, debugging: true })
-        self.renderDebugger()
-      }).catch((error) => {
-        toaster(error)
-        this.unLoad()
+      debug.debugger.traceManager.traceRetriever.getTrace(hash, (error, trace) => {
+        if (error) return reject(error)
+        resolve(trace)
       })
     })
   }