diff --git a/bots/mlbridge/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/mlbridge/MailingListBridgeBotFactory.java b/bots/mlbridge/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/mlbridge/MailingListBridgeBotFactory.java
index 14c5d3824..dee920145 100644
--- a/bots/mlbridge/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/mlbridge/MailingListBridgeBotFactory.java
+++ b/bots/mlbridge/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/mlbridge/MailingListBridgeBotFactory.java
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public List<Bot> create(BotConfiguration configuration) {
                                           .headers(headers)
                                           .sendInterval(interval)
                                           .cooldown(cooldown)
+                                          .seedStorage(configuration.storageFolder().resolve("seeds"))
                                           .build();
             ret.add(bot);