diff --git a/utils/mgpost/mgpost.c b/utils/mgpost/mgpost.c
index 40f0a31..05b1445 100644
--- a/utils/mgpost/mgpost.c
+++ b/utils/mgpost/mgpost.c
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	JAM_ClearMsgHeader( &jmh );
 	jmh.DateWritten = thetime;
 	
+	jmh.Attribute |= MSG_LOCAL;
+	
 	if (tolower(argv[1][0]) == 'l') {
 		jmh.Attribute |= MSG_TYPELOCAL;
 	} else if (tolower(argv[1][0]) == 'e') {