diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java
index 3babc61a87..7ac92fef51 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java
@@ -108,14 +108,13 @@ public class WorkerDailyRules extends Worker {
                                 EntityOperation.queue(context, message, EntityOperation.BODY);
                             }
 
-                            if (defer) {
+                            if (defer)
                                 EntityOperation.queue(context, message, EntityOperation.RULE, -1L);
-                                continue;
+                            else {
+                                EntityLog.log(context, "Executing daily rules message=" + message.id);
+                                EntityRule.run(context, rules, message, null, null);
                             }
 
-                            EntityLog.log(context, "Executing daily rules message=" + message.id);
-                            EntityRule.run(context, rules, message, null, null);
-
                             db.setTransactionSuccessful();
                         } catch (Throwable ex) {
                             Log.e(ex);