diff --git a/uncore/src/main/scala/tilelink2/Bundles.scala b/uncore/src/main/scala/tilelink2/Bundles.scala
index 9cc724e1..fb29bc1d 100644
--- a/uncore/src/main/scala/tilelink2/Bundles.scala
+++ b/uncore/src/main/scala/tilelink2/Bundles.scala
@@ -214,3 +214,8 @@ class TLBundle(params: TLBundleParameters) extends TLBundleBase(params)
   val d = Decoupled(new TLBundleD(params)).flip
   val e = Decoupled(new TLBundleE(params))
 }
+
+object TLBundle
+{
+  def apply(params: TLBundleParameters) = new TLBundle(params)
+}
diff --git a/uncore/src/main/scala/tilelink2/Nodes.scala b/uncore/src/main/scala/tilelink2/Nodes.scala
index 1e4f0d4e..a15b01c3 100644
--- a/uncore/src/main/scala/tilelink2/Nodes.scala
+++ b/uncore/src/main/scala/tilelink2/Nodes.scala
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class TLBaseNode(
   lazy val edgesOut = clientPorts.map  { n => new TLEdgeOut(clientParams.get, n.managerParams.get) }
   lazy val edgesIn  = managerPorts.map { n => new TLEdgeIn (n.clientParams.get, managerParams.get) }
   
-  lazy val bundleOut = Vec(edgesOut.size, new TLBundle(edgesOut.map(_.bundle).reduce(_.union(_))))
-  lazy val bundleIn  = Vec(edgesIn .size, new TLBundle(edgesIn .map(_.bundle).reduce(_.union(_)))).flip
+  lazy val bundleOut = Vec(edgesOut.size, TLBundle(edgesOut.map(_.bundle).reduce(_.union(_))))
+  lazy val bundleIn  = Vec(edgesIn .size, TLBundle(edgesIn .map(_.bundle).reduce(_.union(_)))).flip
 }
 
 class TLClientNode(