diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/aggregate/AggregateApplicationBuilder.java b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/aggregate/AggregateApplicationBuilder.java
index 73ccd1155..5baeba504 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/aggregate/AggregateApplicationBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/aggregate/AggregateApplicationBuilder.java
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ public class AggregateApplicationBuilder {
 
 	private ConfigurableApplicationContext parentContext;
 
+	public AggregateApplicationBuilder(String... args) {
+		this(new Object[]{ParentConfiguration.class}, args);
+	}
+
 	public AggregateApplicationBuilder(Object source, String... args) {
 		this(new Object[]{source}, args);
 	}