1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlReference.java b/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlReference.java
index 470828c7d0c..1adab8aaa53 100755
--- a/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlReference.java
+++ b/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlReference.java
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ public final class UrlReference {
         return value;
     }
 
+    public static UrlReference valueOf(String value) {
+        return new UrlReference(value);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         return value.hashCode();