diff --git a/coordinator/nodeconfsource/nodeconfsource.go b/coordinator/nodeconfsource/nodeconfsource.go
index 3ea44d45..c9c63598 100644
--- a/coordinator/nodeconfsource/nodeconfsource.go
+++ b/coordinator/nodeconfsource/nodeconfsource.go
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ type NodeConfSource interface {
 	nodeconf.Source
 }
 
+func New() NodeConfSource {
+	return new(nodeConfSource)
+}
+
 type nodeConfSource struct {
 	cl coordinatorclient.CoordinatorClient
 }