1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/config-provisioning/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/provision/InstanceName.java b/config-provisioning/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/provision/InstanceName.java
index 8eedd156779..827241081df 100644
--- a/config-provisioning/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/provision/InstanceName.java
+++ b/config-provisioning/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/provision/InstanceName.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import java.util.Objects;
  */
 public class InstanceName implements Comparable<InstanceName> {
 
+    private static final InstanceName defaultInstance = new InstanceName("default");
+
     private final String instanceName;
 
     private InstanceName(String instanceName) {
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ public class InstanceName implements Comparable<InstanceName> {
     }
 
     public static InstanceName defaultName() {
-        return new InstanceName("default");
+        return defaultInstance;
     }
 
     public boolean isDefault() {