1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlNode.java b/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlNode.java
index d71439ebb9a..f4552dda184 100644
--- a/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlNode.java
+++ b/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlNode.java
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ public class UrlNode extends LeafNode<File> {
         this.value = new File(url.value());
     }
 
+    public UrlNode(String url) {
+        this(new UrlReference(url));
+    }
+
     public File value() {
         return value;
     }