diff --git a/src/paperless_mail/mail.py b/src/paperless_mail/mail.py
index edb266c51..ef13a01e0 100644
--- a/src/paperless_mail/mail.py
+++ b/src/paperless_mail/mail.py
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ class MailAccountHandler(LoggingMixin):
                 name=name,
                 defaults={
                     "match": name,
+                    "matching_algorithm": Correspondent.MATCH_LITERAL,
                 },
             )[0]
         except DatabaseError as e:
diff --git a/src/paperless_mail/tests/test_mail.py b/src/paperless_mail/tests/test_mail.py
index f8ab14bdd..68582b5f7 100644
--- a/src/paperless_mail/tests/test_mail.py
+++ b/src/paperless_mail/tests/test_mail.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class TestMail(
         c = handler._get_correspondent(message, rule)
         self.assertIsNotNone(c)
         self.assertEqual(c.name, "someone@somewhere.com")
-        self.assertEqual(c.matching_algorithm, MatchingModel.MATCH_ANY)
+        self.assertEqual(c.matching_algorithm, MatchingModel.MATCH_LITERAL)
         self.assertEqual(c.match, "someone@somewhere.com")
         c = handler._get_correspondent(message2, rule)
         self.assertIsNotNone(c)