diff --git a/apprise/plugins/email/base.py b/apprise/plugins/email/base.py
index cd62e4ee..187f9b72 100644
--- a/apprise/plugins/email/base.py
+++ b/apprise/plugins/email/base.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import re
 import smtplib
 from typing import Optional
 
-from ...common import NotifyFormat, NotifyType
+from ...common import NotifyFormat, NotifyType, PersistentStoreMode
 from ...conversion import convert_between
 from ...locale import gettext_lazy as _
 from ...logger import logger
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ class NotifyEmail(NotifyBase):
     # Support attachments
     attachment_support = True
 
+    # Our default is to no not use persistent storage beyond in-memory
+    # reference; this allows us to auto-generate our config if needed
+    storage_mode = PersistentStoreMode.AUTO
+
     # Default Notify Format
     notify_format = NotifyFormat.HTML