2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/NoopSharedResource.java b/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/NoopSharedResource.java
index 7f4fe96d769..214840aab63 100644
--- a/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/NoopSharedResource.java
+++ b/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/NoopSharedResource.java
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ public class NoopSharedResource implements SharedResource {
     public final ResourceReference refer() {
         return References.NOOP_REFERENCE;
     }
+    @Override
+    public final ResourceReference refer(Object context) {
+        return References.NOOP_REFERENCE;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public final void release() {
diff --git a/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/SharedResource.java b/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/SharedResource.java
index dee0f8ee410..70bfec36a26 100644
--- a/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/SharedResource.java
+++ b/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/SharedResource.java
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ public interface SharedResource {
      *
      * @see ResourceReference#close()
      */
-    ResourceReference refer();
+    default ResourceReference refer() {
+        return refer(null);
+    }
 
     /**
      * <p>Creates a reference to this resource. You call this method to prevent an object from being