diff --git a/core/src/arm7tdmi/cpu.rs b/core/src/arm7tdmi/cpu.rs
index 826484f..5126412 100644
--- a/core/src/arm7tdmi/cpu.rs
+++ b/core/src/arm7tdmi/cpu.rs
@@ -87,20 +87,20 @@ pub struct SavedCpuState {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 #[cfg(feature = "debugger")]
-struct DebuggerInfo {
-    last_executed: Option<DecodedInstruction>,
+pub struct DebuggerState {
+    pub last_executed: Option<DecodedInstruction>,
     /// store the gpr before executing an instruction to show diff in the Display impl
-    gpr_previous: [u32; 15],
-    breakpoints: Vec<u32>,
-    verbose: bool,
-    trace_opcodes: bool,
-    trace_exceptions: bool,
+    pub gpr_previous: [u32; 15],
+    pub breakpoints: Vec<u32>,
+    pub verbose: bool,
+    pub trace_opcodes: bool,
+    pub trace_exceptions: bool,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "debugger")]
-impl Default for DebuggerInfo {
-    fn default() -> DebuggerInfo {
-        DebuggerInfo {
+impl Default for DebuggerState {
+    fn default() -> DebuggerState {
+        DebuggerState {
             last_executed: None,
             gpr_previous: [0; 15],
             breakpoints: Vec::new(),
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub struct Core<I: MemoryInterface> {
     pub(super) banks: BankedRegisters,
 
     #[cfg(feature = "debugger")]
-    pub dbg_info: DebuggerInfo,
+    pub dbg: DebuggerState,
 }
 
 impl<I: MemoryInterface> Core<I> {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl<I: MemoryInterface> Core<I> {
             banks: BankedRegisters::default(),
 
             #[cfg(feature = "debugger")]
-            dbg_info: DebuggerInfo::default(),
+            dbg: DebuggerState::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl<I: MemoryInterface> Core<I> {
 
             // savestate does not keep debugger related information, so just reinitialize to default
             #[cfg(feature = "debugger")]
-            dbg_info: DebuggerInfo::default(),
+            dbg: DebuggerState::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ impl<I: MemoryInterface> Core<I> {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "debugger")]
     pub fn set_verbose(&mut self, v: bool) {
-        self.verbose = v;
+        self.dbg.verbose = v;
     }
 
     pub fn get_reg(&self, r: usize) -> u32 {
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ impl<I: MemoryInterface> Core<I> {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "debugger")]
     fn debugger_record_step(&mut self, d: DecodedInstruction) {
-        self.gpr_previous = self.get_registers();
-        self.last_executed = Some(d);
+        self.dbg.gpr_previous = self.get_registers();
+        self.dbg.last_executed = Some(d);
     }
 
     cfg_if! {
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ impl<I: MemoryInterface> fmt::Display for Core<I> {
             let mut reg_name = reg_string(i).to_string();
             reg_name.make_ascii_uppercase();
 
-            let style = if gpr[i] != self.gpr_previous[i] {
+            let style = if gpr[i] != self.dbg.gpr_previous[i] {
                 &reg_dirty_style
             } else {
                 &reg_normal_style
diff --git a/core/src/debugger/command.rs b/core/src/debugger/command.rs
index 0677794..8636ab7 100644
--- a/core/src/debugger/command.rs
+++ b/core/src/debugger/command.rs
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ impl Debugger {
             Step(count) => {
                 for _ in 0..count {
                     self.gba.step_debugger();
-                    while self.gba.cpu.last_executed.is_none() {
+                    while self.gba.cpu.dbg.last_executed.is_none() {
                         self.gba.step_debugger();
                     }
-                    if let Some(last_executed) = &self.gba.cpu.last_executed {
+                    if let Some(last_executed) = &self.gba.cpu.dbg.last_executed {
                         let pc = last_executed.get_pc();
                         let symbol =
                             self.symbols
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ impl Debugger {
                 None => println!("Breakpint already exists."),
             },
             DelBreakpoint(addr) => self.delete_breakpoint(addr),
-            ClearBreakpoints => self.gba.cpu.breakpoints.clear(),
+            ClearBreakpoints => self.gba.cpu.dbg.breakpoints.clear(),
             ListBreakpoints => {
                 println!("breakpoint list:");
-                for (i, b) in self.gba.cpu.breakpoints.iter().enumerate() {
+                for (i, b) in self.gba.cpu.dbg.breakpoints.iter().enumerate() {
                     println!("[{}] 0x{:08x}", i, b)
                 }
             }
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ impl Debugger {
             }
             TraceToggle(flags) => {
                 if flags.contains(TraceFlags::TRACE_OPCODE) {
-                    self.gba.cpu.trace_opcodes = !self.gba.cpu.trace_opcodes;
+                    self.gba.cpu.dbg.trace_opcodes = !self.gba.cpu.dbg.trace_opcodes;
                     println!(
                         "[*] opcode tracing {}",
-                        if self.gba.cpu.trace_opcodes {
+                        if self.gba.cpu.dbg.trace_opcodes {
                             "on"
                         } else {
                             "off"
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ impl Debugger {
                     )
                 }
                 if flags.contains(TraceFlags::TRACE_EXCEPTIONS) {
-                    self.gba.cpu.trace_exceptions = !self.gba.cpu.trace_exceptions;
+                    self.gba.cpu.dbg.trace_exceptions = !self.gba.cpu.dbg.trace_exceptions;
                     println!(
                         "[*] exception tracing {}",
-                        if self.gba.cpu.trace_exceptions {
+                        if self.gba.cpu.dbg.trace_exceptions {
                             "on"
                         } else {
                             "off"
diff --git a/core/src/debugger/mod.rs b/core/src/debugger/mod.rs
index 729709f..3c6e1d0 100644
--- a/core/src/debugger/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/debugger/mod.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl Debugger {
 
     pub fn check_breakpoint(&self) -> Option<u32> {
         let next_pc = self.gba.cpu.get_next_pc();
-        for bp in &self.gba.cpu.breakpoints {
+        for bp in &self.gba.cpu.dbg.breakpoints {
             if *bp == next_pc {
                 return Some(next_pc);
             }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl Debugger {
     }
 
     pub fn delete_breakpoint(&mut self, addr: u32) {
-        self.gba.cpu.breakpoints.retain(|&a| a != addr);
+        self.gba.cpu.dbg.breakpoints.retain(|&a| a != addr);
     }
 
     fn decode_reg(&self, s: &str) -> DebuggerResult<usize> {
diff --git a/core/src/gba.rs b/core/src/gba.rs
index dc7e280..2245a20 100644
--- a/core/src/gba.rs
+++ b/core/src/gba.rs
@@ -325,9 +325,10 @@ impl GameBoyAdvance {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "debugger")]
     pub fn add_breakpoint(&mut self, addr: u32) -> Option<usize> {
-        if !self.cpu.breakpoints.contains(&addr) {
-            let new_index = self.cpu.breakpoints.len();
-            self.cpu.breakpoints.push(addr);
+        let breakpoints = &mut self.cpu.dbg.breakpoints;
+        if !breakpoints.contains(&addr) {
+            let new_index = breakpoints.len();
+            breakpoints.push(addr);
             Some(new_index)
         } else {
             None
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ impl GameBoyAdvance {
     #[cfg(feature = "debugger")]
     pub fn check_breakpoint(&self) -> Option<u32> {
         let next_pc = self.cpu.get_next_pc();
-        for bp in &self.cpu.breakpoints {
+        for bp in &self.cpu.dbg.breakpoints {
             if (*bp & !1) == next_pc {
                 return Some(*bp);
             }