diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index edae725723..eadb9beeab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -2996,7 +2996,8 @@ class Core {
             if (message.ui_hide &&
                     message.ui_snoozed == null &&
                     (message.ui_busy == null || message.ui_busy < new Date().getTime()) &&
-                    db.operation().getOperationCount(folder.id, message.id) == 0) {
+                    db.operation().getOperationCount(folder.id, message.id) == 0 &&
+                    db.operation().getOperationCount(folder.id, EntityOperation.PURGE) == 0) {
                 update = true;
                 message.ui_hide = false;
                 Log.i(folder.name + " updated id=" + message.id + " uid=" + message.uid + " unhide");
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoOperation.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoOperation.java
index 25daae9a6c..82f9aedd23 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoOperation.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoOperation.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public interface DaoOperation {
             " WHEN operation.name = '" + EntityOperation.ATTACHMENT + "' THEN -3" +
             " WHEN operation.name = '" + EntityOperation.HEADERS + "' THEN -2" +
             " WHEN operation.name = '" + EntityOperation.RAW + "' THEN -2" +
-            " WHEN operation.name = '" + EntityOperation.PURGE + "' THEN -2" +
             " WHEN operation.name = '" + EntityOperation.SYNC + "' AND folder.account IS NULL THEN -1" + // Outbox
             " WHEN operation.name = '" + EntityOperation.SYNC + "' AND folder.account IS NOT NULL THEN 1" +
             // Other operations: add, delete, seen, answered, flag, keyword, label, subscribe, send
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ public interface DaoOperation {
             " WHEN operation.name = '" + EntityOperation.EXISTS + "' THEN 3" +
             " WHEN operation.name = '" + EntityOperation.MOVE + "' THEN 4" +
             " WHEN operation.name = '" + EntityOperation.COPY + "' THEN 4" +
+            " WHEN operation.name = '" + EntityOperation.PURGE + "' THEN 5" +
             " ELSE 0" +
             " END";
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java
index 1ea5f69580..7bf1c37a94 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ public class FragmentFolders extends FragmentBase {
                     db.endTransaction();
                 }
 
-                ServiceSynchronize.eval(context, "delete");
+                ServiceSynchronize.eval(context, "purge");
 
                 return null;
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index 061e9e81e2..2882dea2d7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -7343,7 +7343,7 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferences.
                     db.endTransaction();
                 }
 
-                ServiceSynchronize.eval(context, "delete");
+                ServiceSynchronize.eval(context, "purge");
 
                 return null;
             }