diff --git a/src/edu/mit/media/funf/pipeline/BasicPipeline.java b/src/edu/mit/media/funf/pipeline/BasicPipeline.java
index 3e15cc4..b3978f6 100644
--- a/src/edu/mit/media/funf/pipeline/BasicPipeline.java
+++ b/src/edu/mit/media/funf/pipeline/BasicPipeline.java
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ protected void reloadDbHelper(Context ctx) {
         this.databaseHelper = new NameValueDatabaseHelper(ctx, StringUtil.simpleFilesafe(name), version);
     }
 
+    public SQLiteOpenHelper getDbHelper() {
+        return this.databaseHelper;
+    }
+    
     public String getName() {
         return name;
     }