diff --git a/Classes/Controller/BlogController.php b/Classes/Controller/BlogController.php
index 7de42ba..6bdd4d2 100755
--- a/Classes/Controller/BlogController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/BlogController.php
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ public function createAction(string $title, string $blogIdentifier) {
     $nodeTemplate->setProperty('title', $title);
     $nodeTemplate->setProperty('author', $author);
     $nodeTemplate->setProperty('archived', false);
+    $nodeTemplate->setProperty('postType', 'news');
     $nodeTemplate->setHiddenInIndex(true);
 
     $published = new \DateTime();
@@ -263,4 +264,4 @@ protected function getBlogNode(string $workspace, string $blogIdentifier){
 
     return $blogNode;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}