diff --git a/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php b/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php
index 1e5180ff536..49b81b80fd2 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ class IniReader implements ConfigReaderInterface {
  * Build and construct a new ini file parser. The parser can be used to read
  * ini files that are on the filesystem.
  *
- * @param string $path Path to load ini config files from.
+ * @param string $path Path to load ini config files from. Defaults to APP . 'Config' . DS
  * @param string $section Only get one section, leave null to parse and fetch
  *     all sections in the ini file.
  */
-	public function __construct($path, $section = null) {
+	public function __construct($path = null, $section = null) {
 		if (!$path) {
 			$path = APP . 'Config' . DS;
 		}