diff --git a/src/helpers.jl b/src/helpers.jl
index f1e8c57..cb5d4ef 100644
--- a/src/helpers.jl
+++ b/src/helpers.jl
@@ -101,14 +101,18 @@ mutable struct CudssData
     handle::cudssHandle_t
     data::cudssData_t
 
-    function CudssData()
+    function CudssData(cudss_handle::cudssHandle_t)
         data_ref = Ref{cudssData_t}()
-        cudss_handle = handle()
         cudssDataCreate(cudss_handle, data_ref)
         obj = new(cudss_handle, data_ref[])
         finalizer(cudssDataDestroy, obj)
         obj
     end
+
+    function CudssData()
+        cudss_handle = handle()
+        CudssData(cudss_handle)
+    end
 end
 
 Base.unsafe_convert(::Type{cudssData_t}, data::CudssData) = data.data