diff --git a/source/scripting/ScriptingHost.cpp b/source/scripting/ScriptingHost.cpp
index 9bd6db5475..962eced810 100755
--- a/source/scripting/ScriptingHost.cpp
+++ b/source/scripting/ScriptingHost.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ JSObject * ScriptingHost::CreateCustomObject(const std::string & typeName)
 		throw std::string("Tried to create a type that doesn't exist");
 	}
 
-	return JS_NewObject(m_Context, (*it).second.m_Class, (*it).second.m_Object, NULL);
+	return JS_ConstructObject(m_Context, (*it).second.m_Class, (*it).second.m_Object, NULL);
 
 }
 
@@ -247,6 +247,18 @@ jsval ScriptingHost::GetObjectProperty( JSObject* object, const std::string& pro
 	return( vp );
 }
 
+void ScriptingHost::SetGlobal(const std::string &globalName, jsval value)
+{
+	JS_SetProperty(m_Context, m_GlobalObject, globalName.c_str(), &value);
+}
+
+jsval ScriptingHost::GetGlobal(const std::string &globalName)
+{
+	jsval vp;
+	JS_GetProperty(m_Context, m_GlobalObject, globalName.c_str(), &vp);
+	return vp;
+}
+
 int ScriptingHost::ValueToInt(const jsval value)
 {
 	int32 i = 0;
@@ -298,13 +310,16 @@ double ScriptingHost::ValueToDouble(const jsval value)
 
 void ScriptingHost::ErrorReporter(JSContext * context, const char * message, JSErrorReport * report)
 {
-	g_Console->InsertMessage( L"%S ( %d )", report->filename, report->lineno );
-	if( message )
+	if (g_Console)
 	{
-		g_Console->InsertMessage( L"%S", message );
+		g_Console->InsertMessage( L"%S ( %d )", report->filename, report->lineno );
+		if( message )
+		{
+			g_Console->InsertMessage( L"%S", message );
+		}
+		else
+			g_Console->InsertMessage( L"No error message available" );
 	}
-	else
-		g_Console->InsertMessage( L"No error message available" );
 
 	if (report->filename != NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/source/scripting/ScriptingHost.h b/source/scripting/ScriptingHost.h
index e90a049986..4bd8e24ece 100755
--- a/source/scripting/ScriptingHost.h
+++ b/source/scripting/ScriptingHost.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ public:
 	void SetObjectProperty(JSObject * object, const std::string & propertyName, jsval value);
 	jsval GetObjectProperty( JSObject* object, const std::string& propertyName );
 
+	void SetGlobal(const std::string& globalName, jsval value);
+	jsval GetGlobal(const std::string& globalName);
+
 	int ValueToInt(const jsval value);
 	bool ValueToBool(const jsval value);
 	std::string ValueToString(const jsval value);