diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityOperation.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityOperation.java
index f022155260..3964e87ba7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityOperation.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityOperation.java
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ public class EntityOperation {
                 boolean autoread = prefs.getBoolean("autoread", false);
                 boolean autounflag = prefs.getBoolean("autounflag", false);
 
-                if (jargs.optBoolean(1)) // rule
-                    autoread = true;
+                if (jargs.opt(1) != null) // rules
+                    autoread = jargs.getBoolean(1);
                 jargs.put(1, autoread);
                 jargs.put(3, autounflag);