diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/EHCacheAdapter.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/EHCacheAdapter.java
index 54c543c..6df66f3 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/EHCacheAdapter.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/EHCacheAdapter.java
@@ -43,9 +43,19 @@ public class EHCacheAdapter
      * cache manager when it knows that Depot and any other clients no longer need it.
      */
     public EHCacheAdapter (CacheManager cachemgr)
+    {
+        this(cachemgr, 1000, 300, 20);
+    }
+
+    public EHCacheAdapter (CacheManager cachemgr, int maxElementsInMemory,
+                           int timeToIdleSeconds, int timeToLiveSeconds)
     {
         _cachemgr = cachemgr;
 
+        _maxElementsInMemory = maxElementsInMemory;
+        _timeToIdleSeconds = timeToIdleSeconds;
+        _timeToLiveSeconds = timeToLiveSeconds;
+
         CacheManagerPeerListener listener = _cachemgr.getCachePeerListener();
         CacheManagerPeerProvider provider = _cachemgr.getCachePeerProvider();
         if ((provider != null) != (listener != null)) {