diff --git a/src/baseClient.ts b/src/baseClient.ts
index 2bcf1a1..153c57a 100644
--- a/src/baseClient.ts
+++ b/src/baseClient.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export default abstract class BaseClient {
   protected booted = false;
   private syncMutex = new Mutex();
   protected options: BaseClientOptions;
-  protected;
 
   constructor(options: BaseClientOptions) {
     this.options = options;
@@ -86,6 +85,10 @@ export default abstract class BaseClient {
     this.syncMutex.release();
   }
 
+  public get store(): IStore {
+    return this.options.store as IStore;
+  }
+
   // committee and prover index of the first honest prover
   protected abstract syncFromGenesis(): Promise<Uint8Array[]>;