diff --git a/org.knime.knip.base/src/org/knime/knip/base/data/KNIPCellFactory.java b/org.knime.knip.base/src/org/knime/knip/base/data/KNIPCellFactory.java
index 41f26a7d..86c38a6b 100644
--- a/org.knime.knip.base/src/org/knime/knip/base/data/KNIPCellFactory.java
+++ b/org.knime.knip.base/src/org/knime/knip/base/data/KNIPCellFactory.java
@@ -136,4 +136,11 @@ protected FileStore getFileStore(final double objSize) throws IOException {
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void initFactory(final FileStoreFactory fileStore) {
+        m_fsFactory = fileStore;
+    }
 }