diff --git a/dagger/dagger.nim b/dagger/dagger.nim
index db9a0222..8e9e69c7 100644
--- a/dagger/dagger.nim
+++ b/dagger/dagger.nim
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import ./blockexchange
 import ./utils/fileutils
 import ./erasure
 import ./discovery
+import ./contracts
 
 type
   DaggerServer* = ref object
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ proc new*(T: type DaggerServer, config: DaggerConf): T =
     engine = BlockExcEngine.new(localStore, wallet, network, discovery)
     store = NetworkStore.new(engine, localStore)
     erasure = Erasure.new(store, leoEncoderProvider, leoDecoderProvider)
-    daggerNode = DaggerNodeRef.new(switch, store, engine, erasure, discovery)
+    contracts = ContractInteractions.new()
+    daggerNode = DaggerNodeRef.new(switch, store, engine, erasure, discovery, contracts)
     restServer = RestServerRef.new(
       daggerNode.initRestApi(),
       initTAddress("127.0.0.1" , config.apiPort),
diff --git a/dagger/node.nim b/dagger/node.nim
index eb849f33..d0d04f3e 100644
--- a/dagger/node.nim
+++ b/dagger/node.nim
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import ./blockexchange
 import ./streams
 import ./erasure
 import ./discovery
+import ./contracts
 
 logScope:
   topics = "dagger node"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ type
     engine*: BlockExcEngine
     erasure*: Erasure
     discovery*: Discovery
+    contracts*: ContractInteractions
 
 proc start*(node: DaggerNodeRef) {.async.} =
   await node.switch.start()
@@ -235,10 +237,12 @@ proc new*(
   store: BlockStore,
   engine: BlockExcEngine,
   erasure: Erasure,
-  discovery: Discovery): T =
+  discovery: Discovery,
+  contracts: ContractInteractions): T =
   T(
     switch: switch,
     blockStore: store,
     engine: engine,
     erasure: erasure,
-    discovery: discovery)
+    discovery: discovery,
+    contracts: contracts)
diff --git a/tests/dagger/testnode.nim b/tests/dagger/testnode.nim
index 1c2bef01..5c458dc0 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/testnode.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/testnode.nim
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ suite "Test Node":
     discovery = Discovery.new(switch.peerInfo, Port(0))
     engine = BlockExcEngine.new(localStore, wallet, network, discovery)
     store = NetworkStore.new(engine, localStore)
-    node = DaggerNodeRef.new(switch, store, engine, nil, discovery) # TODO: pass `Erasure`
+    node = DaggerNodeRef.new(switch, store, engine, nil, discovery, nil) # TODO: pass `Erasure`
 
     await node.start()