diff --git a/config/bacula.yml.sample b/config/bacula.yml.sample
index caa9066..5ed1109 100644
--- a/config/bacula.yml.sample
+++ b/config/bacula.yml.sample
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 development:
   director: ser-baculas-dir
+  pool: Default
 
 production:
   director: bacula-dir-edet4-dir'
+  pool: Default
diff --git a/config/initializers/00_settings.rb b/config/initializers/00_settings.rb
index 3cdcb48..4e779d5 100644
--- a/config/initializers/00_settings.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/00_settings.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 Archiving.settings director_name: YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join('config', 'bacula.yml'))[Rails.env].
   symbolize_keys[:director]
+Archiving.settings default_pool: YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join('config', 'bacula.yml'))[Rails.env].
+  symbolize_keys[:pool]
 
 Archiving.settings vima_oauth_enabled: true
 Archiving.settings institutional_authentication_enabled: true
 Archiving.settings okeanos_authentication_enabled: false
 
 Archiving.settings default_sender: 'admin@archiving.grnet.gr'
 Archiving.settings admin_email: 'admin@archiving.grnet.gr'
 
 Archiving.settings temp_db_retention: 3.days
 
 Archiving.settings skip_host_fetch_time_period: 1.month
 Archiving.settings mail_settings: YAML::load(File.open("#{Rails.root}/config/mailer.yml"))[Rails.env].symbolize_keys