diff --git a/dek-registry/src/main/java/io/confluent/dekregistry/storage/DekRegistryConfig.java b/dek-registry/src/main/java/io/confluent/dekregistry/storage/DekRegistryConfig.java
index 43f508274e1..fbe0c6ff6d9 100644
--- a/dek-registry/src/main/java/io/confluent/dekregistry/storage/DekRegistryConfig.java
+++ b/dek-registry/src/main/java/io/confluent/dekregistry/storage/DekRegistryConfig.java
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ public DekRegistryConfig(String propsFile) throws RestConfigException {
   }
 
   public DekRegistryConfig(Properties props) throws RestConfigException {
-    super(serverConfig, props);
+    this(serverConfig, props);
+  }
+
+  public DekRegistryConfig(ConfigDef configDef, Properties props) throws RestConfigException {
+    super(configDef, props);
   }
 
   public String topic() {