diff --git a/src/api/eosio_v1.go b/src/api/eosio_v1.go
index c9fce59..193bac4 100644
--- a/src/api/eosio_v1.go
+++ b/src/api/eosio_v1.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ type EosioV1 struct {
     block_time float64
 }
 
+func EosioV1Factory(args ApiArguments) ApiInterface {
+    return NewEosioV1(args.Url, args.Host, float64(args.NumBlocks / 2))
+}
+
 func NewEosioV1(url string, host string, block_time float64) EosioV1 {
 
     api := EosioV1{
diff --git a/src/api/eosio_v1_test.go b/src/api/eosio_v1_test.go
index eba6f63..251d9ff 100644
--- a/src/api/eosio_v1_test.go
+++ b/src/api/eosio_v1_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ import (
     "github.com/eosswedenorg-go/haproxy/agentcheck"
 )
 
+func TestEosioV1Factory(t *testing.T) {
+
+    api := EosioV1Factory(ApiArguments{
+        Url: "https://api.v1.example.com",
+        Host: "host.example.com",
+        NumBlocks: 120,
+    })
+
+    expected := NewEosioV1("https://api.v1.example.com", "host.example.com", 60)
+
+    assert.IsType(t, expected, api)
+    assert.Equal(t, expected.client.Url, api.(EosioV1).client.Url)
+    assert.Equal(t, expected.client.Host, api.(EosioV1).client.Host)
+    assert.Equal(t, expected.block_time, api.(EosioV1).block_time)
+}
+
 func TestEosioV1LogInfo(t *testing.T) {
 
     api := NewEosioV1("https://api.v1.example.com", "host.example.com", 120)