diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d65295333..a9e1a10554 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 - Build on and target .Net 9 rather than 8
+- Fix issue with MEF constructing Remote Table Attachers
 
 ## [8.4.1] - 2024-12-10
 
diff --git a/Rdmp.Core.Tests/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/AttacherMEFTest.cs b/Rdmp.Core.Tests/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/AttacherMEFTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c85967c52c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rdmp.Core.Tests/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/AttacherMEFTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using NPOI.SS.Formula.Functions;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Rdmp.Core.DataLoad.Engine.Attachers;
+using Rdmp.Core.DataLoad.Modules.Attachers;
+using Rdmp.Core.Repositories;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Tests.Common;
+
+namespace Rdmp.Core.Tests.DataLoad.Modules.Attachers
+{
+    public class AttacherMEFTest: UnitTests
+    {
+
+        [Test]
+        public void AttacherMEFCreationTest()
+        {
+            var types = MEF.GetTypes<IAttacher>().Where(t => !typeof(RemoteAttacher).IsAssignableTo(t)).ToArray();
+            List<string> AttacherPaths = types.Select(t => t.FullName).ToList();
+            foreach (var path in AttacherPaths)
+            {
+                Assert.DoesNotThrow(() =>
+                {
+                    MEF.CreateA<IAttacher>(path);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Engine/Attachers/Attacher.cs b/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Engine/Attachers/Attacher.cs
index 1c30e2ea46..60d97abf64 100644
--- a/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Engine/Attachers/Attacher.cs
+++ b/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Engine/Attachers/Attacher.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ protected Attacher(bool requestsExternalDatabaseCreation)
         RequestsExternalDatabaseCreation = requestsExternalDatabaseCreation;
     }
 
+    protected Attacher()
+    {
+        RequestsExternalDatabaseCreation = true;
+    }
+
     public abstract void Check(ICheckNotifier notifier);
 
 
diff --git a/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/RemoteAttacher.cs b/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/RemoteAttacher.cs
index 99e5853c54..316479816a 100644
--- a/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/RemoteAttacher.cs
+++ b/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/RemoteAttacher.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ namespace Rdmp.Core.DataLoad.Modules.Attachers;
 public class RemoteAttacher : Attacher, IPluginAttacher
 {
 
-    public RemoteAttacher(bool requestsExternalDatabaseCreation=true) : base(requestsExternalDatabaseCreation) { }
+    public RemoteAttacher(bool requestsExternalDatabaseCreation = true) : base(requestsExternalDatabaseCreation) { }
+    public RemoteAttacher() : base(true) { }
     [DemandsInitialization("How far back to pull data from")]
     public AttacherHistoricalDurations HistoricalFetchDuration { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/RemoteTableAttacher.cs b/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/RemoteTableAttacher.cs
index fa7ff3cd9c..7d8122586e 100644
--- a/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/RemoteTableAttacher.cs
+++ b/Rdmp.Core/DataLoad/Modules/Attachers/RemoteTableAttacher.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public class RemoteTableAttacher : RemoteAttacher
     public RemoteTableAttacher(bool requestsExternalDatabaseCreation=true) : base(requestsExternalDatabaseCreation)
     {
     }
+    public RemoteTableAttacher() : base(true)
+    {
+    }
 
     [DemandsInitialization(
         "The server to connect to (this replaces all other settings e.g. RemoteServer, RemoteDatabaseName etc")]