diff --git a/src/main/java/net/spy/memcached/v2/vo/BTreeElement.java b/src/main/java/net/spy/memcached/v2/vo/BTreeElement.java
index 2b09ea3e1..e7169fffc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/spy/memcached/v2/vo/BTreeElement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/spy/memcached/v2/vo/BTreeElement.java
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ public BTreeElement(BKey bKey, V value, byte[] eFlag) {
     this.eFlag = eFlag;
   }
 
+  public BTreeElement(BKey bKey, V value) {
+    this(bKey, value, null);
+  }
+
   public BKey getBKey() {
     return bKey;
   }