diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskException.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskException.java
index 33d2ce499..657d2e460 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskException.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskException.java
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ import org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingException;
 public class TaskException
     extends CascadingException
 {
+    /**
+     * Basic constructor for exception that does not specify a message
+     */
+    public TaskException()
+    {
+        this( "", null );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Basic constructor with a message
      *