1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Connection.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Connection.cpp
index 80e96af1d6..53d37562e7 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Connection.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Connection.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ Connection::Connection(const std::string& url, const Variant::Map& options)
     PI::ctor(*this, new qpid::client::amqp0_10::ConnectionImpl(url, options));
 }
 
+Connection::Connection()
+{ 
+    Variant::Map options;
+    std::string url = "amqp:tcp:127.0.0.1:5672";
+    PI::ctor(*this, new qpid::client::amqp0_10::ConnectionImpl(url, options));
+}
+
 void Connection::open() { impl->open(); }
 bool Connection::isOpen() { return impl->isOpen(); }
 void Connection::close() { impl->close(); }