diff --git a/cq_editor/widgets/debugger.py b/cq_editor/widgets/debugger.py
index bb95053..3693b7d 100644
--- a/cq_editor/widgets/debugger.py
+++ b/cq_editor/widgets/debugger.py
@@ -191,8 +191,27 @@ class Debugger(QObject,ComponentMixin):
             if self.preferences['Reload imported modules']:
                 stack.enter_context(module_manager())
 
-            exec(code, locals_dict, globals_dict)     
+            exec(code, locals_dict, globals_dict)    
 
+    def _rand_color(self, alpha = 0., cfloat=False):
+        #helper function to generate a random color dict
+        #for CQ-editor's show_object function
+        lower = 10
+        upper = 100 #not too high to keep color brightness in check
+        if cfloat: #for two output types depending on need
+            return (
+                    (rrr(lower,upper)/255),
+                    (rrr(lower,upper)/255),
+                    (rrr(lower,upper)/255),
+                    alpha,
+                    )
+        return {"alpha": alpha,
+                "color": (
+                          rrr(lower,upper),
+                          rrr(lower,upper),
+                          rrr(lower,upper),
+                         )}
+      
     def _inject_locals(self,module):
 
         cq_objects = {}
@@ -208,28 +227,9 @@ class Debugger(QObject,ComponentMixin):
 
             _show_object(obj,name,options=dict(color='red',alpha=0.2))
 
-        def _rand_color(alpha = 0., cfloat=False):
-            #helper function to generate a random color dict
-            #for CQ-editor's show_object function
-            lower = 10
-            upper = 100 #not too high to keep color brightness in check
-            if cfloat: #for two output types depending on need
-                return (
-                        (rrr(lower,upper)/255),
-                        (rrr(lower,upper)/255),
-                        (rrr(lower,upper)/255),
-                        alpha,
-                        )
-            return {"alpha": alpha,
-                    "color": (
-                              rrr(lower,upper),
-                              rrr(lower,upper),
-                              rrr(lower,upper),
-                             )}
-
         module.__dict__['show_object'] = _show_object
         module.__dict__['debug'] = _debug
-        module.__dict__['rand_color'] = _rand_color
+        module.__dict__['rand_color'] = self._rand_color
         module.__dict__['log'] = lambda x: info(str(x))
         module.__dict__['cq'] = cq