diff --git a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/policy/DefaultPolicyHandler.java b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/policy/DefaultPolicyHandler.java
index e199ab8b6..fe8099752 100644
--- a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/policy/DefaultPolicyHandler.java
+++ b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/policy/DefaultPolicyHandler.java
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ public class DefaultPolicyHandler extends StrolchComponent implements PolicyHand
 		try {
 
 			Class<T> clazz = policyDef.accept(this);
-			Constructor<T> constructor = clazz.getConstructor(ComponentContainer.class, StrolchTransaction.class);
+			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+			Constructor<T> constructor = (Constructor<T>) getConstructorForPolicy(clazz);
+			if (constructor.getParameterCount() == 1)
+				return constructor.newInstance(tx);
 			return constructor.newInstance(getContainer(), tx);
 
 		} catch (Exception e) {
@@ -190,12 +193,12 @@ public class DefaultPolicyHandler extends StrolchComponent implements PolicyHand
 
 						Constructor<?> constructor;
 						try {
-							constructor = implClass.getConstructor(ComponentContainer.class, StrolchTransaction.class);
+							constructor = getConstructorForPolicy(implClass);
 						} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
 							throw new IllegalStateException(
 									"Invalid " + StrolchPolicyFileParser.POLICY + " configuration for Type=" + type
 											+ " Key=" + key
-											+ " as constructor (ComponentContainer, StrolchTransaction) does not exist!");
+											+ " as constructor (StrolchTransaction) or (ComponentContainer, StrolchTransaction) does not exist!");
 						}
 
 						if (Modifier.isAbstract(constructor.getModifiers()) || Modifier
@@ -221,4 +224,27 @@ public class DefaultPolicyHandler extends StrolchComponent implements PolicyHand
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	private Constructor<?> getConstructorForPolicy(Class<?> implClass) throws NoSuchMethodException {
+		Constructor<?> constructor = null;
+		Constructor<?>[] constructors = implClass.getConstructors();
+		for (Constructor<?> c : constructors) {
+			Class<?>[] parameterTypes = c.getParameterTypes();
+			if (parameterTypes.length == 1 && parameterTypes[0] == StrolchTransaction.class) {
+				constructor = c;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (parameterTypes.length == 2 && parameterTypes[0] == ComponentContainer.class
+					&& parameterTypes[1] == StrolchTransaction.class) {
+				constructor = c;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (constructor == null)
+			throw new NoSuchMethodException();
+
+		return constructor;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/policy/StrolchPolicy.java b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/policy/StrolchPolicy.java
index 74e656c1a..e2d986840 100644
--- a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/policy/StrolchPolicy.java
+++ b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/policy/StrolchPolicy.java
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ public abstract class StrolchPolicy {
 		this.tx = tx;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Instantiate a new {@link StrolchPolicy}
+	 *
+	 * @param tx
+	 * 		the transaction for this policy
+	 */
+	public StrolchPolicy(StrolchTransaction tx) {
+		this.container = tx.getContainer();
+		this.tx = tx;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Allows the concrete {@link Command} implementation access to {@link StrolchComponent StrolchComponents} at
 	 * runtime