diff --git a/scripting/engine.cpp b/scripting/engine.cpp
index 3f6c84cc143..eac00cadf14 100644
--- a/scripting/engine.cpp
+++ b/scripting/engine.cpp
@@ -436,6 +436,10 @@ namespace mongo {
             _real->gc();
         }
 
+        void append( BSONObjBuilder & builder , const char * fieldName , const char * scopeName ) {
+            _real->append(builder, fieldName, scopeName);
+        }
+
     private:
         string _pool;
         Scope * _real;
diff --git a/scripting/engine.h b/scripting/engine.h
index bec8abc76df..65f49542102 100644
--- a/scripting/engine.h
+++ b/scripting/engine.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace mongo {
 
         virtual int type( const char *field ) = 0;
 
-        void append( BSONObjBuilder & builder , const char * fieldName , const char * scopeName );
+        virtual void append( BSONObjBuilder & builder , const char * fieldName , const char * scopeName );
 
         virtual void setElement( const char *field , const BSONElement& e ) = 0;
         virtual void setNumber( const char *field , double val ) = 0;
diff --git a/scripting/engine_v8.cpp b/scripting/engine_v8.cpp
index d3f40265e1d..45e9b0ab09f 100644
--- a/scripting/engine_v8.cpp
+++ b/scripting/engine_v8.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ namespace mongo {
         BSONObj* obj = unwrapBSONObj(v8::Persistent<v8::Object>::Cast(p));
         delete obj;
         p.Dispose();
-        cout << "deleted obj" << endl;
     }
 
     static Handle<v8::Value> namedGet(Local<v8::String> name, const v8::AccessorInfo &info) {
@@ -1023,7 +1022,6 @@ namespace mongo {
 
         Persistent<v8::Object> p = Persistent<v8::Object>::New(o);
         p.MakeWeak(this, weakRefCallback);
-        cout << "created obj" << endl;
         return p;
     }
 
@@ -1155,6 +1153,13 @@ namespace mongo {
         return v8::Undefined();
     }
 
+    void V8Scope::append( BSONObjBuilder & builder , const char * fieldName , const char * scopeName ) {
+        V8_SIMPLE_HEADER
+        Handle<v8::String> v8name = getV8Str(scopeName);
+        Handle<Value> value = _global->Get( v8name );
+        v8ToMongoElement(builder, v8name, fieldName, value);
+    }
+
     void V8Scope::v8ToMongoElement( BSONObjBuilder & b , v8::Handle<v8::String> name , const string sname , v8::Handle<v8::Value> value , int depth ) {
 
         if ( value->IsString() ) {
diff --git a/scripting/engine_v8.h b/scripting/engine_v8.h
index f8acc9d1346..6a9126814db 100644
--- a/scripting/engine_v8.h
+++ b/scripting/engine_v8.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ namespace mongo {
         void v8ToMongoElement( BSONObjBuilder & b , v8::Handle<v8::String> name ,
                                const string sname , v8::Handle<v8::Value> value , int depth = 0 );
         v8::Handle<v8::Value> mongoToV8Element( const BSONElement &f );
+        virtual void append( BSONObjBuilder & builder , const char * fieldName , const char * scopeName );
 
         v8::Function * getNamedCons( const char * name );
         v8::Function * getObjectIdCons();