diff --git a/config/home-manager/base.nix b/config/home-manager/base.nix
index dd2600a5..015931a6 100644
--- a/config/home-manager/base.nix
+++ b/config/home-manager/base.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ desktop: { pkgs, ... }: {
   };
   home.file.".p10k.zsh".source = ./.p10k.zsh;
 
+  accounts.email.maildirBasePath = "$HOME/Data/Maildir";
   accounts.email.accounts = rec {
     darkkirb = {
       address = "darkkirb@darkkirb.de";