diff --git a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.cpp b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.cpp
index 2eb0c771..cce8f95d 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 object_id_t VerificationReporter::DEFAULT_RECEIVER = objects::PUS_SERVICE_1_VERIFICATION;
 object_id_t VerificationReporter::DEFAULT_REPORTER = objects::TC_VERIFICATOR;
 
-VerificationReporter::VerificationReporter(AcceptsVerifyMessageIF* receiver, object_id_t objectId)
+VerificationReporter::VerificationReporter(object_id_t objectId, AcceptsVerifyMessageIF* receiver)
     : SystemObject(objectId) {
   if (receiver != nullptr) {
     acknowledgeQueue = receiver->getVerificationQueue();
diff --git a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.h b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.h
index 78c60962..5fb67f74 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/VerificationReporter.h
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ class VerificationReporter : public SystemObject, public VerificationReporterIF
   friend void Factory::setStaticFrameworkObjectIds();
 
  public:
-  explicit VerificationReporter(AcceptsVerifyMessageIF* receiver,
-                                object_id_t objectId = DEFAULT_REPORTER);
+  explicit VerificationReporter(object_id_t objectId = DEFAULT_REPORTER,
+                                AcceptsVerifyMessageIF* receiver = nullptr);
   ~VerificationReporter() override;
 
   void setReceiver(AcceptsVerifyMessageIF& receiver);