diff --git a/addons/mail_bot/data/mailbot_data.xml b/addons/mail_bot/data/mailbot_data.xml
index 96fe760ca1f..b772ffd5951 100644
--- a/addons/mail_bot/data/mailbot_data.xml
+++ b/addons/mail_bot/data/mailbot_data.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <odoo>
     <data>
-        <record id="partner_odoobot" model="res.partner">
+        <record id="base.partner_root" model="res.partner">
             <field name="name">OdooBot</field>
-            <field name="customer" eval="False"/>
-            <field name="email">OdooBot</field>
-            <field name="active" eval="False"/>
+            <field name="email">odoobot@example.com</field>
             <field name="image" type="base64" file="mail/static/src/img/odoobot.png"/>
         </record>
     </data>
diff --git a/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_bot.py b/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_bot.py
index ec012fb2f6c..96a7a1988dc 100644
--- a/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_bot.py
+++ b/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_bot.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class MailBot(models.AbstractModel):
          :param values: msg_values of the message_post or other values needed by logic
          :param command: the name of the called command if the logic is not triggered by a message_post
         """
-        odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("mail_bot.partner_odoobot")
+        odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("base.partner_root")
         if len(record) != 1 or values.get("author_id") == odoobot_id:
             return
         if self._is_bot_pinged(values) or self._is_bot_in_private_channel(record):
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ class MailBot(models.AbstractModel):
         return False
 
     def _is_bot_pinged(self, values):
-        odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("mail_bot.partner_odoobot")
+        odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("base.partner_root")
         return (4, odoobot_id) in values.get('partner_ids', [])
 
     def _is_bot_in_private_channel(self, record):
-        odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("mail_bot.partner_odoobot")
+        odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("base.partner_root")
         if record._name == 'mail.channel' and record.channel_type == 'chat':
             return odoobot_id in record.with_context(active_test=False).channel_partner_ids.ids
         return False
diff --git a/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_channel.py b/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_channel.py
index ded27db6f5e..490bd1048b6 100644
--- a/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_channel.py
+++ b/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_channel.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
     @api.model
     def channel_fetch_listeners(self, uuid):
         """ Return the id, name and email of partners listening to the given channel """
-        odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("mail_bot.partner_odoobot")
+        odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("base.partner_root")
         self._cr.execute("""
             SELECT P.id, P.name, P.email
             FROM mail_channel_partner CP
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
     def init_odoobot(self):
         if self.env.user.odoobot_state == 'not_initialized':
             partner = self.env.user.partner_id
-            odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("mail_bot.partner_odoobot")
+            odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("base.partner_root")
             channel = self.with_context({"mail_create_nosubscribe": True}).create({
                 'channel_partner_ids': [(4, partner.id), (4, odoobot_id)],
                 'public': 'private',
diff --git a/addons/mail_bot/models/res_partner.py b/addons/mail_bot/models/res_partner.py
index 941972a7184..c715adccc49 100644
--- a/addons/mail_bot/models/res_partner.py
+++ b/addons/mail_bot/models/res_partner.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Partner(models.Model):
     def _compute_im_status(self):
         #we asume that mail_bot _compute_im_status will be executed after bus _compute_im_status
         super(Partner, self)._compute_im_status()
-        odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("mail_bot.partner_odoobot")
+        odoobot_id = self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("base.partner_root")
         for partner in self:
             if partner.id == odoobot_id:
                 partner.im_status = 'bot'
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Partner(models.Model):
         #add odoobot in mention suggestion when pinging in mail_thread
         [users, partners] = super(Partner, self).get_mention_suggestions(search, limit=limit)
         if len(partners) + len(users) < limit and "odoobot".startswith(search.lower()):
-            odoobot = self.env.ref("mail_bot.partner_odoobot")
+            odoobot = self.env.ref("base.partner_root")
             if not any([elem['id'] == odoobot.id for elem in partners]):
                 if odoobot:
                     partners.append({'id': odoobot.id, 'name': odoobot.name, 'email': odoobot.email})
diff --git a/addons/test_mail/tests/test_odoobot.py b/addons/test_mail/tests/test_odoobot.py
index 9dca4884981..50170f91604 100644
--- a/addons/test_mail/tests/test_odoobot.py
+++ b/addons/test_mail/tests/test_odoobot.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class TestOdoobot(BaseFunctionalTest, MockEmails, TestRecipients):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestOdoobot, self).setUp()
-        self.odoobot = self.env.ref("mail_bot.partner_odoobot")
+        self.odoobot = self.env.ref("base.partner_root")
         self.message_post_default_kwargs = {
             'body': '',
             'attachment_ids': [],