diff --git a/src/main/java/org/culturegraph/mf/stream/pipe/Splitter.java b/src/main/java/org/culturegraph/mf/stream/pipe/Splitter.java
index 029417f10..acae27abb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/culturegraph/mf/stream/pipe/Splitter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/culturegraph/mf/stream/pipe/Splitter.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.culturegraph.mf.stream.pipe;
 
+import java.io.Reader;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ public Splitter(final String morphDef) {
 		metamorph.setReceiver(singleValue);
 	}
 	
+	public Splitter(final Reader morphDef) {
+		metamorph = new Metamorph(morphDef);
+		metamorph.setReceiver(singleValue);
+	}
+	
 	public Splitter(final Metamorph metamorph) {
 		this.metamorph = metamorph;
 		metamorph.setReceiver(singleValue);