diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_tickets_import.py b/src/plugins/plugin_tickets_import.py
index 4171d2aa..5395c410 100755
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_tickets_import.py
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_tickets_import.py
@@ -97,9 +97,17 @@ class TicketsImportPlugin(object):
     def importSubItems(self, client, item_import_data, ticket_data, session, options):
         # TODO: force "open" permission (except if private, check below)
         # TODO: handle "private" metadata, to have non public access for node
+        # TODO: node access/publish model should be customisable
         comments = ticket_data.get('comments', [])
         service, node = self._m.getCommentsService(client), self._m.getCommentsNode(session['root_node'] + u'_' + ticket_data['id'])
-        yield self._p.createIfNewNode(client, service, node)
+        node_options = {self._p.OPT_ACCESS_MODEL: self._p.ACCESS_OPEN,
+                        self._p.OPT_PERSIST_ITEMS: 1,
+                        self._p.OPT_MAX_ITEMS: -1,
+                        self._p.OPT_DELIVER_PAYLOADS: 1,
+                        self._p.OPT_SEND_ITEM_SUBSCRIBE: 1,
+                        self._p.OPT_PUBLISH_MODEL: self._p.ACCESS_OPEN,
+                        }
+        yield self._p.createIfNewNode(client, service, node, options=node_options)
         ticket_data['comments_uri'] = uri.buildXMPPUri(u'pubsub', subtype='microblog', path=service.full(), node=node)
         for comment in comments:
             if 'updated' not in comment and 'published' in comment:
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0060.py b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0060.py
index df850603..e09068f7 100755
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0060.py
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0060.py
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ class XEP_0060(object):
         @param option(dict[unicode, unicode], None): node configuration options
         @return (unicode): identifier of the created node (may be different from requested name)
         """
+        # TODO: if pubsub service doesn't hande publish-options, configure it in a second time
         return client.pubsub_client.createNode(service, nodeIdentifier, options)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks