diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cactoos/text/StartsWith.java b/src/main/java/org/cactoos/text/StartsWith.java
index 0d27d0ded..35ec77ad5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cactoos/text/StartsWith.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cactoos/text/StartsWith.java
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ public final class StartsWith implements Scalar<Boolean> {
      * @param text The text
      * @param prefix The prefix
      */
-    public StartsWith(final Text text, final Text prefix) {
-        this.text = text;
-        this.prefix = prefix;
+    public StartsWith(final CharSequence text, final CharSequence prefix) {
+        this(new TextOf(text), new TextOf(prefix));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -62,8 +61,29 @@ public StartsWith(final Text text, final Text prefix) {
      * @param text The text
      * @param prefix The prefix
      */
-    public StartsWith(final CharSequence text, final CharSequence prefix) {
-        this(new TextOf(text), new TextOf(prefix));
+    public StartsWith(final Text text, final CharSequence prefix) {
+        this(text, new TextOf(prefix));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Ctor.
+     *
+     * @param text The text
+     * @param prefix The prefix
+     */
+    public StartsWith(final CharSequence text, final Text prefix) {
+        this(new TextOf(text), prefix);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Ctor.
+     *
+     * @param text The text
+     * @param prefix The prefix
+     */
+    public StartsWith(final Text text, final Text prefix) {
+        this.text = text;
+        this.prefix = prefix;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cactoos/text/StartsWithTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cactoos/text/StartsWithTest.java
index 1face87bf..b40fa6361 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cactoos/text/StartsWithTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cactoos/text/StartsWithTest.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void emptyStartsWithEmpty() throws Exception {
             "Empty is not prefix of empty",
             new StartsWith(
                 new TextOf(""),
-                new TextOf("")
+                ""
             ).value(),
             new IsTrue()
         ).affirm();
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void textStartsWithEmpty() throws Exception {
         new Assertion<>(
             "Empty is not prefix of any string",
             new StartsWith(
-                new TextOf("Any string"),
+                "Any string",
                 new TextOf("")
             ).value(),
             new IsTrue()