diff --git a/api/clients/v2/config.go b/api/clients/v2/config.go
index f9da6a4b7..e95baa4d3 100644
--- a/api/clients/v2/config.go
+++ b/api/clients/v2/config.go
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ func (rc *DistributedPayloadRetrieverConfig) checkAndSetDefaults() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if rc.BlsOperatorStateRetrieverAddr == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BlsOperatorStateRetrieverAddr is required")
+	}
+
+	if rc.EigenDAServiceManagerAddr == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("EigenDAServiceManagerAddr is required")
+	}
+
 	defaultConfig := GetDefaultDistributedPayloadRetrieverConfig()
 	if rc.RetrievalTimeout == 0 {
 		rc.RetrievalTimeout = defaultConfig.RetrievalTimeout
diff --git a/api/clients/v2/distributed_payload_retriever.go b/api/clients/v2/distributed_payload_retriever.go
index 7301e9336..72fbcac4f 100644
--- a/api/clients/v2/distributed_payload_retriever.go
+++ b/api/clients/v2/distributed_payload_retriever.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 // This struct is goroutine safe.
 type DistributedPayloadRetriever struct {
 	logger          logging.Logger
-	config DistributedPayloadRetrieverConfig
+	config          DistributedPayloadRetrieverConfig
 	codec           codecs.BlobCodec
 	retrievalClient RetrievalClient
 	g1Srs           []bn254.G1Affine
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ type DistributedPayloadRetriever struct {
 
 var _ PayloadRetriever = &DistributedPayloadRetriever{}
 
-// TODO: add basic constructor
-
 // BuildDistributedPayloadRetriever builds a DistributedPayloadRetriever from config structs.
 func BuildDistributedPayloadRetriever(
 	logger logging.Logger,
@@ -42,6 +40,10 @@ func BuildDistributedPayloadRetriever(
 	thegraphConfig thegraph.Config,
 	kzgConfig kzg.KzgConfig,
 ) (*DistributedPayloadRetriever, error) {
+	err := distributedPayloadRetrieverConfig.checkAndSetDefaults()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check and set config defaults: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	ethClient, err := geth.NewClient(ethConfig, gethcommon.Address{}, 0, logger)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -88,6 +90,28 @@ func BuildDistributedPayloadRetriever(
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// NewDistributedPayloadRetriever creates a new DistributedPayloadRetriever from already constructed objects
+func NewDistributedPayloadRetriever(
+	logger logging.Logger,
+	config DistributedPayloadRetrieverConfig,
+	codec codecs.BlobCodec,
+	retrievalClient RetrievalClient,
+	g1Srs []bn254.G1Affine,
+) (*DistributedPayloadRetriever, error) {
+	err := config.checkAndSetDefaults()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check and set config defaults: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &DistributedPayloadRetriever{
+		logger:          logger,
+		config:          config,
+		codec:           codec,
+		retrievalClient: retrievalClient,
+		g1Srs:           g1Srs,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // GetPayload iteratively attempts to retrieve a given blob from the quorums listed in the EigenDACert.
 //
 // If the blob is successfully retrieved, then the blob is verified. If the verification succeeds, the blob is decoded