diff --git a/inventory/service/host_vars/lists.katacontainers.io.yaml b/inventory/service/host_vars/lists.katacontainers.io.yaml
index e3788a85fa..1ed231f0eb 100644
--- a/inventory/service/host_vars/lists.katacontainers.io.yaml
+++ b/inventory/service/host_vars/lists.katacontainers.io.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ extra_users:
 mailman_multihost: false
 mailman_listdomain: 'lists.katacontainers.io'
 mailman_lists:
+  - name: mailman
+    description: 'The mailman site list'
+    admin: 'nobody@openstack.org'
+    password: "{{ mailman_list_password }}"
   - name: kata-dev
     description: 'Kata Containers Development Mailing List (not for usage questions)'
     admin: 'jonathan@openstack.org'