diff --git a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/checks/api/ChecksPublisherFactory.java b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/checks/api/ChecksPublisherFactory.java
index e81639ef..de58d509 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/checks/api/ChecksPublisherFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/checks/api/ChecksPublisherFactory.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import edu.hm.hafner.util.VisibleForTesting;
+import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
 import hudson.model.Job;
 import hudson.model.Run;
 import hudson.model.TaskListener;
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ public abstract class ChecksPublisherFactory implements ExtensionPoint {
      *         a listener to the builds
      * @return the created {@link ChecksPublisher}
      */
-    protected abstract Optional<ChecksPublisher> createPublisher(Run<?, ?> run, TaskListener listener);
+    protected Optional<ChecksPublisher> createPublisher(final Run<?, ?> run, final TaskListener listener) {
+        return Optional.empty();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Creates a {@link ChecksPublisher} according to the {@link hudson.scm.SCM} used by the {@link Job}.
@@ -52,10 +55,22 @@ public abstract class ChecksPublisherFactory implements ExtensionPoint {
      *         a listener to the builds
      * @return the created {@link ChecksPublisher}
      */
-    protected Optional<ChecksPublisher> createPublisher(Job<?, ?> job, TaskListener listener) {
+    protected Optional<ChecksPublisher> createPublisher(final Job<?, ?> job, final TaskListener listener) {
         return Optional.empty();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a suitable publisher for the run.
+     *
+     * @param run
+     *         a Jenkins run
+     * @return a publisher suitable for the job
+     */
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "NP_NONNULL_PARAM_VIOLATION", justification = "restore to 0.1.0 version api")
+    public static ChecksPublisher fromRun(final Run<?, ?> run) {
+        return fromRun(run, null, new JenkinsFacade());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a suitable publisher for the run.
      *