diff --git a/library/storage_thread_requests/requests/node_debug_request.nim b/library/storage_thread_requests/requests/node_debug_request.nim
index 15addb96..2edb5e13 100644
--- a/library/storage_thread_requests/requests/node_debug_request.nim
+++ b/library/storage_thread_requests/requests/node_debug_request.nim
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ proc getDebug(
         if storage[].autonatService.isSome:
           $storage[].autonatService.get.networkReachability
         else:
-          "unknown"
+          "unknown",
+      "relayRunning":
+        storage[].autoRelayService.isSome and storage[].autoRelayService.get.isRunning,
     },
   }
 
diff --git a/storage/storage.nim b/storage/storage.nim
index 3d51578c..2a28d7ee 100644
--- a/storage/storage.nim
+++ b/storage/storage.nim
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ type
     taskpool: Taskpool
     # Expose to make reachability accessible from rest api
     autonatService*: Option[AutonatV2Service]
-    autoRelayService: Option[AutoRelayService]
+    autoRelayService*: Option[AutoRelayService]
     natMapper: Option[NatMapper]
     natRouter*: Option[NatRouter]
     isStarted: bool