diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityFolder.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityFolder.java
index 9b5d99ec71..0672fb9537 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityFolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityFolder.java
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ public class EntityFolder extends EntityOrder implements Serializable {
     }
 
     static String getType(String[] attrs, String fullName, boolean selectable) {
+        // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3501#section-5.1
+        if ("INBOX".equals(fullName.toUpperCase()))
+            return INBOX;
+
         // https://www.iana.org/assignments/imap-mailbox-name-attributes/imap-mailbox-name-attributes.xhtml
         for (String attr : attrs) {
             if ((selectable && "\\Noselect".equals(attr)) || "\\NonExistent".equals(attr))
@@ -295,10 +299,6 @@ public class EntityFolder extends EntityOrder implements Serializable {
             }
         }
 
-        // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3501#section-5.1
-        if ("INBOX".equals(fullName.toUpperCase()))
-            return INBOX;
-
         return USER;
     }