1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/slime/StringValue.java b/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/slime/StringValue.java
index a5b72578d5d..a8a605e174a 100644
--- a/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/slime/StringValue.java
+++ b/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/slime/StringValue.java
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ package com.yahoo.slime;
 final class StringValue extends Value {
     private final String value;
     private byte[] utf8;
-    public StringValue(String value) { this.value = value; }
+    private StringValue(String value) { this.value = value; }
+    public static Value create(String value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return NixValue.instance();
+        } else {
+            return new StringValue(value);
+        }
+    }
     public final Type type() { return Type.STRING; }
     public final String asString() { return this.value; }
     public final byte[] asUtf8() {