diff --git a/next.py b/next.py
index eb9b32c..837ad62 100644
--- a/next.py
+++ b/next.py
@@ -49,61 +49,6 @@ class Atom():
         else:
             return msgpack.dumps([False, self.name, self.cont])
 
-class Inode():
-    def __init__(self, name: str, iotaApi: Iota, type: str = None) -> None:
-        self.name = name
-        self.type = type
-        self.ref = None
-        self.iotaApi = iotaApi
-
-    def setType(self, type: str) -> None:
-        self.type = type
-
-    def change(self, size: int=None, hash: int=None, milestoneIndex: int=None) -> Atom:
-        delta = {}
-        if size!=None:
-            self.size = size
-            delta[b's'] = size
-        if size!=None:
-            self.size = hash
-            delta[b'h'] = hash
-        if milestoneIndex!=None:
-            self.milestoneIndex = milestoneIndex
-            delta[b'm'] = milestoneIndex
-        return Atom(False, delta, self.name)
-
-    def applyAtom(self, atom: Atom) -> None:
-        if atom.name != self.name:
-            raise Exception("Cannot apply atom ment for a different inode (names differ)")
-        if atom.milestone:
-            stones = atom.cont
-            if self.name in stones:
-                self.applyAtom(Atom(False, stones[self.name], self.name))
-        else:
-            delta = atom.cont
-            if b's' in delta:
-                self.size = delta[b's']
-            if b'm' in delta:
-                self.milestoneIndex = delta[b'm']
-
-    def toStone(self) -> None:
-        if self.type=="file":
-            return [self.size, self.hash]
-        else:
-            return [self.milestoneIndex]
-
-    def getRef(self):
-        if self.name == "*":
-            return None
-        if not self.ref:
-            if self.type=="dir":
-                self.elem = TangleFileTreeElement(self.name, self.milestoneIndex, self, self.iotaApi)
-            elif self.type=="file":
-                self.ref = TangleFile(self.name, self, self.api)
-            else:
-                raise Exception("Cannot get reference of an inode of type "+self.type)
-        return self.ref
-
 class BlobChunk():
     def __init__(self, data: bytes = b'', sealed: bool = False) -> None:
         self.data = data
@@ -250,7 +195,7 @@ class TangleFileTreeElement(TangleBlob):
         if isinstance(parent, bytes):
             self.token = hashlib.sha3_384(parent + name.encode()).digest()
         else:
-            self.token = hashlib.sha3_384(parent.getRef().token + name.encode()).digest()
+            self.token = hashlib.sha3_384(parent.token + name.encode()).digest()
         super(TangleFileTreeElement, self).__init__(self.token, iotaApi)
         self.name = name
         self.inodes = {}
@@ -309,7 +254,7 @@ class TangleFileTreeElement(TangleBlob):
         self._requireFetched()
         if name in self.getNameList():
             return False
-        inode = Inode(name, self.iotaApi, "dir")
+        inode = Inode(name, self.iotaApi, self, "dir")
         atom = inode.change(milestoneIndex=0)
         self._newAtom(atom)
         self.inodes[name] = inode
@@ -382,6 +327,62 @@ class TangleFile():
             self.size = self.blob.getSize()
             self.parent._updateFileToken(self.name, self.token, self.size)
 
+class Inode():
+    def __init__(self, name: str, iotaApi: Iota, parent: TangleFileTreeElement = None, type: str = None) -> None:
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.name = name
+        self.type = type
+        self.ref = None
+        self.iotaApi = iotaApi
+
+    def setType(self, type: str) -> None:
+        self.type = type
+
+    def change(self, size: int=None, hash: int=None, milestoneIndex: int=None) -> Atom:
+        delta = {}
+        if size!=None:
+            self.size = size
+            delta[b's'] = size
+        if size!=None:
+            self.size = hash
+            delta[b'h'] = hash
+        if milestoneIndex!=None:
+            self.milestoneIndex = milestoneIndex
+            delta[b'm'] = milestoneIndex
+        return Atom(False, delta, self.name)
+
+    def applyAtom(self, atom: Atom) -> None:
+        if atom.name != self.name:
+            raise Exception("Cannot apply atom ment for a different inode (names differ)")
+        if atom.milestone:
+            stones = atom.cont
+            if self.name in stones:
+                self.applyAtom(Atom(False, stones[self.name], self.name))
+        else:
+            delta = atom.cont
+            if b's' in delta:
+                self.size = delta[b's']
+            if b'm' in delta:
+                self.milestoneIndex = delta[b'm']
+
+    def toStone(self) -> None:
+        if self.type=="file":
+            return [self.size, self.hash]
+        else:
+            return [self.milestoneIndex]
+
+    def getRef(self):
+        if self.name == "*":
+            return None
+        if not self.ref:
+            if self.type=="dir":
+                self.elem = TangleFileTreeElement(self.name, self.milestoneIndex, self.parent, self.iotaApi)
+            elif self.type=="file":
+                self.ref = TangleFile(self.name, self, self.api)
+            else:
+                raise Exception("Cannot get reference of an inode of type "+self.type)
+        return self.ref
+
 class IotaFs():
     def __init__(self, token) -> None:
         self.api = Iota('https://nodes.thetangle.org:443', local_pow=True)
@@ -405,9 +406,8 @@ class IotaFs():
     def createNewFile(self, name) -> None:
         pass
 
-def main():
-    api = Iota('https://nodes.thetangle.org:443', local_pow=True)
-    token = b'testToken'
-    genesis = TangleFileTreeElement("*", 0, token, api)
-    genesis.mkdir("/")
-    root = genesis.inodes["/"].getRef()
+api = Iota('https://nodes.thetangle.org:443', local_pow=True)
+token = b'testToken'
+genesis = TangleFileTreeElement("*", 0, token, api)
+genesis.mkdir("/")
+root = genesis.inodes["/"].getRef()