diff --git a/group_vars/home-assistant.yml b/group_vars/home-assistant.yml
index bfd68af..96e42c9 100644
--- a/group_vars/home-assistant.yml
+++ b/group_vars/home-assistant.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ mosquitto_listeners:
   address: ::1
 mosquitto_password_file: /etc/mosquitto/passwd
 mosquitto_acl_file: /etc/mosquitto/acl
+mosquitto_persistence: true
+mosquitto_persistence_location: /var/lib/mosquitto
+mosquitto_autosave_interval: 1800
 apache_default_ssl_vhost: false
 homeassistant_server_name: homeassistant.pyrocufflink.blue
 homeassistant_update: false