diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/annotation/model/AnnotationBody.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/annotation/model/AnnotationBody.java
index 7db2de1f2a5ed3c7888fd595af8441cddbbf9cca..53c65233d06da04c8792c2f15ee4c39ddebd498b 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/annotation/model/AnnotationBody.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/annotation/model/AnnotationBody.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class AnnotationBody {
     private int startCharacter;
     private int endCharacter;
 
-    // constructor
+    // constructors
     public AnnotationBody(String title, String comment, int startCharacter, int endCharacter) {
         this.title = title;
         this.comment = comment;
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ public class AnnotationBody {
         this.endCharacter = endCharacter;
     }
 
+    public AnnotationBody() {
+    }
+
     // methods
     public String getTitle() {
         return title;