diff --git a/src/netconf_access.cpp b/src/netconf_access.cpp
index 78d80b1..4f4a923 100644
--- a/src/netconf_access.cpp
+++ b/src/netconf_access.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@
     datastoreInit();
 }
 
+NetconfAccess::NetconfAccess(std::unique_ptr<libnetconf::client::Session>&& session)
+    : m_session(std::move(session))
+    , m_schema(new YangSchema())
+{
+    datastoreInit();
+}
+
 NetconfAccess::NetconfAccess(const std::string& socketPath)
     : m_schema(new YangSchema())
 {
diff --git a/src/netconf_access.hpp b/src/netconf_access.hpp
index ccfffcc..29101ed 100644
--- a/src/netconf_access.hpp
+++ b/src/netconf_access.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 public:
     NetconfAccess(const std::string& hostname, uint16_t port, const std::string& user, const std::string& pubKey, const std::string& privKey);
     NetconfAccess(const std::string& socketPath);
+    NetconfAccess(std::unique_ptr<libnetconf::client::Session>&& session);
     ~NetconfAccess() override;
     std::map<std::string, leaf_data_> getItems(const std::string& path) override;
     void setLeaf(const std::string& path, leaf_data_ value) override;