diff --git a/src/Cherry.js b/src/Cherry.js
index b0493c7f..36fc535d 100644
--- a/src/Cherry.js
+++ b/src/Cherry.js
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ export default class Cherry extends CherryStatic {
     this.options.instanceId = this.instanceId;
 
     /**
-     * @private
-     * @type {Engine}
+     * @type {import('./Engine').default}
      */
     this.engine = new Engine(this.options, this);
     this.init();
diff --git a/src/index.engine.core.js b/src/index.engine.core.js
index e28e1880..912ccd0b 100644
--- a/src/index.engine.core.js
+++ b/src/index.engine.core.js
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class CherryEngine extends CherryStatic {
       opts.engine.global.urlProcessor = urlProcessorProxy(opts.engine.global.urlProcessor);
     }
 
+    /** @type {import('./Engine').default}*/
     // @ts-ignore hack Cherry Instance
-    const $engine = new Engine(opts, { options: opts });
-    return $engine;
+    this.engine = new Engine(opts, { options: opts });
   }
 }