diff --git a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/Q2.java b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/Q2.java
index ce044b83fd..07f2f6fb30 100644
--- a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/Q2.java
+++ b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/Q2.java
@@ -439,6 +439,9 @@ public static Q2 getQ2(long timeout) {
         return NameRegistrar.get(JMX_NAME, timeout);
     }
 
+    public int node() {
+        return PGPHelper.node();
+    }
     private boolean isXml(File f) {
         return f != null && f.getName().toLowerCase().endsWith(".xml");
     }