diff --git a/ndn-cpp/NDN.hpp b/ndn-cpp/NDN.hpp
index 5f8aff1..025ece8 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/NDN.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/NDN.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
    */
   void expressInterest(const Name &name, const ptr_lib::shared_ptr<Closure> &closure, const Interest *interestTemplate);
   
+  void expressInterest(const Name &name, const ptr_lib::shared_ptr<Closure> &closure)
+  {
+    expressInterest(name, closure, 0);
+  }
+  
   const char *getHost() const { return host_.c_str(); }
   
   unsigned short getPort() const { return port_; }
diff --git a/tests/test-get-async.cpp b/tests/test-get-async.cpp
index 9a83ac2..6524331 100644
--- a/tests/test-get-async.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-get-async.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     shared_ptr<UdpTransport> transport(new UdpTransport());
     shared_ptr<MyClosure> closure(new MyClosure());
     NDN ndn("E.hub.ndn.ucla.edu", 9695, transport);
-    ndn.expressInterest(Name("/ndn/ucla.edu/apps/ndn-js-test/hello.txt/level2/%FD%05%0B%16%7D%95%0E"), closure, 0);
+    ndn.expressInterest(Name("/ndn/ucla.edu/apps/ndn-js-test/hello.txt/level2/%FD%05%0B%16%7D%95%0E"), closure);
     
     // Pump the receive process.  This should really be done by a socket listener.
     while (!closure->gotContent_)