diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 43115bf..358ed47 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.example</groupId>
     <artifactId>Widerhall</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.56</version>
+    <version>0.2.57</version>
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/Util.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/Util.java
index 3f64f67..eaa48fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/Util.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/Util.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.security.MessageDigest;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -162,4 +164,9 @@ public class Util {
     public static String dropEmail(String tx) {
         return tx.replaceAll( "[.\\-\\w]+@[.\\-\\w]+", "[email_removed]");
     }
+
+    public static <T> T getNullable(ResultSet rs, String colName) throws SQLException {
+        final T val = (T) rs.getObject(colName);
+        return rs.wasNull() ? null : val;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java
index 2f6c1cd..0b73dd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.srsoftware.widerhall.data;
 
 import de.srsoftware.widerhall.Configuration;
+import de.srsoftware.widerhall.Util;
 import de.srsoftware.widerhall.mail.ImapClient;
 import de.srsoftware.widerhall.mail.MessageHandler;
 import de.srsoftware.widerhall.mail.ProblemListener;
@@ -87,12 +88,13 @@ public class MailingList implements MessageHandler, ProblemListener {
      * @param smtpPass
      * @param state
      */
-    public MailingList(String email, String name, String imapHost, int imapPort, String imapUser, String imapPass, String inbox, String smtpHost, int smtpPort, String smtpUser, String smtpPass, int state) {
+    public MailingList(String email, String name, String imapHost, int imapPort, String imapUser, String imapPass, String inbox, String smtpHost, int smtpPort, String smtpUser, String smtpPass, int state, Integer holdTime) {
         this.email = email.toLowerCase();
         this.name = name;
         this.state = state;
         this.smtp = new SmtpClient(smtpHost,smtpPort,smtpUser,smtpPass,email);
         this.imap = new ImapClient(imapHost,imapPort,imapUser,imapPass,inbox,this);
+        this.holdTime = holdTime;
     }
 
     public MailingList archive(boolean enabled) throws SQLException {
@@ -123,8 +125,8 @@ public class MailingList implements MessageHandler, ProblemListener {
      * @return
      * @throws SQLException
      */
-    public static MailingList create(String email, String name, String imapHost, int imapPort, String imapUser, String imapPass, String inbox, String smtpHost, int smtpPort, String smtpUser, String smtpPass) throws SQLException {
-        return new MailingList(email, name, imapHost, imapPort, imapUser, imapPass, inbox, smtpHost, smtpPort, smtpUser, smtpPass, DEFAULT_STATE).save();
+    public static MailingList create(String email, String name, String imapHost, int imapPort, String imapUser, String imapPass, String inbox, String smtpHost, int smtpPort, String smtpUser, String smtpPass, Integer holdTime) throws SQLException {
+        return new MailingList(email, name, imapHost, imapPort, imapUser, imapPass, inbox, smtpHost, smtpPort, smtpUser, smtpPass, DEFAULT_STATE, holdTime).save();
     }
 
     public static void createHoldTimeColumn() throws SQLException {
@@ -232,7 +234,8 @@ public class MailingList implements MessageHandler, ProblemListener {
                 rs.getInt(SMTP_PORT),
                 rs.getString(SMTP_USER),
                 rs.getString(SMTP_PASS),
-                rs.getInt(STATE)));
+                rs.getInt(STATE),
+                Util.getNullable(rs,HOLD_TIME)));
         return ml;
     }
 
@@ -563,6 +566,7 @@ public class MailingList implements MessageHandler, ProblemListener {
                 .set(SMTP_USER, smtp.username())
                 .set(SMTP_PASS, smtp.password())
                 .set(STATE, state)
+                .set(HOLD_TIME,holdTime)
                 .compile()
                 .run();
         return this;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/web/Web.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/web/Web.java
index ba2dc62..72c7b43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/web/Web.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/web/Web.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class Web extends TemplateServlet {
         }
 
         try {
-            var list = MailingList.create(email, name, imapHost, imapPort, imapUser, imapPass, inbox, smtpHost, smtpPort, smtpUser, smtpPass);
+            var list = MailingList.create(email, name, imapHost, imapPort, imapUser, imapPass, inbox, smtpHost, smtpPort, smtpUser, smtpPass, null);
             ListMember.create(list, user, ListMember.STATE_OWNER);
             return redirectTo(ADMIN, resp);
         } catch (SQLException e) {