diff --git a/src/server/serverContext.cpp b/src/server/serverContext.cpp
index e1a02a9..a747670 100644
--- a/src/server/serverContext.cpp
+++ b/src/server/serverContext.cpp
@@ -51,13 +51,22 @@ ServerContextImpl::ServerContextImpl():
     epicsSignalInstallSigPipeIgnore ();
 
     generateGUID();
-	initializeLogger();
-	loadConfiguration();
+    initializeLogger();
 }
 
 ServerContextImpl::shared_pointer ServerContextImpl::create()
 {
     ServerContextImpl::shared_pointer thisPointer(new ServerContextImpl());
+    thisPointer->loadConfiguration();
+    return thisPointer;
+}
+
+ServerContextImpl::shared_pointer ServerContextImpl::create(
+        const Configuration::shared_pointer& conf)
+{
+    ServerContextImpl::shared_pointer thisPointer(new ServerContextImpl());
+    thisPointer->configuration = conf;
+    thisPointer->loadConfiguration();
     return thisPointer;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/serverContext.h b/src/server/serverContext.h
index 2dc3fa7..80a3987 100644
--- a/src/server/serverContext.h
+++ b/src/server/serverContext.h
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ class epicsShareClass ServerContextImpl :
 public:
     typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<ServerContextImpl> shared_pointer;
     typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<const ServerContextImpl> const_shared_pointer;
-protected:
+private:
 	ServerContextImpl();
 public:
     static shared_pointer create();
+    static shared_pointer create(const Configuration::shared_pointer& conf);
     
 	virtual ~ServerContextImpl();