diff --git a/jmespath-jackson/src/main/java/io/burt/jmespath/jackson/JacksonRuntime.java b/jmespath-jackson/src/main/java/io/burt/jmespath/jackson/JacksonRuntime.java
index 87b3bb63..b6b95cbd 100644
--- a/jmespath-jackson/src/main/java/io/burt/jmespath/jackson/JacksonRuntime.java
+++ b/jmespath-jackson/src/main/java/io/burt/jmespath/jackson/JacksonRuntime.java
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ public JacksonRuntime() {
   }
 
   public JacksonRuntime(RuntimeConfiguration configuration) {
+    this(configuration, new ObjectMapper());
+  }
+
+  public JacksonRuntime(RuntimeConfiguration configuration, ObjectMapper jsonParser) {
     super(configuration);
-    this.jsonParser = new ObjectMapper();
+    this.jsonParser = jsonParser;
   }
 
   @Override