1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/csarvalidation/src/main/java/org/onap/cvc/csar/CSARArchive.java b/csarvalidation/src/main/java/org/onap/cvc/csar/CSARArchive.java
index 7574ab5..ed53fc8 100644
--- a/csarvalidation/src/main/java/org/onap/cvc/csar/CSARArchive.java
+++ b/csarvalidation/src/main/java/org/onap/cvc/csar/CSARArchive.java
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ public class CSARArchive implements AutoCloseable {
 
     private Definition definition = new Definition();
 
-    private Manifest manifest = new Manifest();
+    private Manifest manifest;
 
     private File toscaMetaFile;
 
@@ -870,6 +870,14 @@ public class CSARArchive implements AutoCloseable {
         return errors;
     }
 
+    public CSARArchive(){
+        this(new Manifest());
+    }
+
+    public CSARArchive(Manifest manifest) {
+        this.manifest = manifest;
+    }
+
     private void unzip(String csarPath, Path destination) throws IOException {
         File csarFile = new File(csarPath);