diff --git a/jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/journal/OracleDatabaseJournal.java b/jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/journal/OracleDatabaseJournal.java
index cd673d1..f99b6b5 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/journal/OracleDatabaseJournal.java
+++ b/jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/journal/OracleDatabaseJournal.java
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ public class OracleDatabaseJournal extends DatabaseJournal {
     /** the Oracle table space to use */
     protected String tableSpace = "";
 
+    public OracleDatabaseJournal() {
+        setDatabaseType("oracle");
+        setDriver("oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver");
+        setSchemaObjectPrefix("");
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */