diff --git a/parfait-spring/src/main/java/com/custardsource/parfait/spring/SelfStartingMonitoringView.java b/parfait-spring/src/main/java/com/custardsource/parfait/spring/SelfStartingMonitoringView.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/parfait-spring/src/main/java/com/custardsource/parfait/spring/SelfStartingMonitoringView.java
+++ b/parfait-spring/src/main/java/com/custardsource/parfait/spring/SelfStartingMonitoringView.java
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ public class SelfStartingMonitoringView implements Lifecycle {
         this(MonitorableRegistry.DEFAULT_REGISTRY, monitoringView, quietPeriodInMillis);
     }
 
+    public SelfStartingMonitoringView(MonitorableRegistry registry, MonitoringView monitoringView) {
+        this(registry, monitoringView, DEFAULT_QUIET_PERIOD);
+    }
+
     public SelfStartingMonitoringView(MonitorableRegistry registry, MonitoringView monitoringView, final long quietPeriodInMillis) {
         this.monitoringView = monitoringView;
         this.monitorableRegistry = registry;
@@ -63,4 +67,8 @@ public class SelfStartingMonitoringView implements Lifecycle {
     public boolean isRunning() {
         return monitoringView.isRunning();
     }
+
+    public static final long defaultQuietPeriod() {
+        return DEFAULT_QUIET_PERIOD;
+    }
 }
Add new constructor that just provides standard default quiescent period, but also provide a static method to return the default period for static import, and Spring config file usage goodness.