diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 34a0041f..5cc976b1 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ class Engine {
     if (this.interceptLogs || this.interceptLogs === undefined) {
       utils.interceptLogs(console, this.logger);
     }
-    this.logger.registerAPICall(this.plugins);
+    // temporary fix
+    if (this.logger.registerAPICall) {
+      this.logger.registerAPICall(this.plugins);
+    }
   }
 
   registerModule(moduleName, options) {