diff --git a/packages/core/examples/box-and-client.js b/packages/core/examples/box-and-client.js
index 1e17afb..4058c9b 100644
--- a/packages/core/examples/box-and-client.js
+++ b/packages/core/examples/box-and-client.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   Pattern as P,
   assertObserve,
   Record,
-  Actor, Dataspace, Turn,
+  Dataspace, Turn,
 } from '..';
 
 const BoxState = Record.makeConstructor()(Symbol.for('BoxState'), ['value']);
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ const N = 100000;
 
 console.time('box-and-client-' + N.toString());
 
-Actor.boot(() => {
-  Turn.activeFacet.preventInertCheck();
-  const ds = Turn.ref(new Dataspace());
-
+Dataspace.boot(ds => {
   Turn.active.spawn(() => {
     Turn.activeFacet.actor.name = 'box';
     const boxValue = Turn.active.field(0, 'value');
diff --git a/packages/core/examples/box-and-client.ts b/packages/core/examples/box-and-client.ts
index 3134946..b6f7c6b 100644
--- a/packages/core/examples/box-and-client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/examples/box-and-client.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
     Pattern as P,
     assertObserve,
     Record,
-    Actor, Dataspace, Turn,
+    Dataspace, Turn,
 } from '..';
 
 const BoxState = Record.makeConstructor<{value: number}>()(Symbol.for('BoxState'), ['value']);
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ const N = 100000;
 
 console.time('box-and-client-' + N.toString());
 
-Actor.boot(() => {
-    Turn.activeFacet.preventInertCheck();
-    const ds = Turn.ref(new Dataspace());
-
+Dataspace.boot(ds => {
     Turn.active.spawn(() => {
         Turn.activeFacet.actor.name = 'box';
         const boxValue = Turn.active.field<number>(0, 'value');
diff --git a/packages/core/src/runtime/dataspace.ts b/packages/core/src/runtime/dataspace.ts
index cb6ca7e..9a7ed18 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/runtime/dataspace.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/runtime/dataspace.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import { IdentityMap, stringify } from '@preserves/core';
 import { Index } from './skeleton.js';
-import { Assertion, Entity, Facet, Handle, LocalAction, Ref, Turn } from './actor.js';
+import { Actor, Assertion, Entity, Facet, Handle, LocalAction, Ref, Turn } from './actor.js';
 import { fromObserve, Observe, toObserve } from '../gen/dataspace.js';
 import * as P from '../gen/dataspacePatterns.js';
 
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ export class Dataspace implements Partial<Entity> {
         // console.log('!', stringify(v));
         this.index.deliverMessage(v);
     }
+
+    static boot(bootProc: (ds: Ref) => void): Actor {
+        return Actor.boot(() => {
+            Turn.activeFacet.preventInertCheck();
+            const ds = Turn.active.ref(new Dataspace());
+            bootProc(ds);
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 export function assertionObserver(f: (a: Assertion) => LocalAction | undefined): Partial<Entity> {