diff --git a/src/Config/Config.ts b/src/Config/Config.ts
index 01731e93..ffaeb44a 100644
--- a/src/Config/Config.ts
+++ b/src/Config/Config.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ export class BridgeConfig {
         this.webhook = configData.webhook;
         this.provisioning = configData.provisioning;
         this.passFile = configData.passFile;
+        this.bot = configData.bot;
         assert.ok(this.webhook);
         this.queue = configData.queue || {
             monolithic: true,
@@ -222,4 +223,4 @@ export class BridgeConfig {
 export async function parseRegistrationFile(filename: string) {
     const file = await fs.readFile(filename, "utf-8");
     return YAML.parse(file) as IAppserviceRegistration;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}