diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java
index 9817f75264..c5f9d5e0ae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java
@@ -1426,7 +1426,8 @@ public class Log {
                 return null;
 
             if (ex instanceof MessagingException &&
-                    ("connection failure".equals(ex.getMessage()) ||
+                    ("Not connected".equals(ex.getMessage()) || // POP3
+                            "connection failure".equals(ex.getMessage()) ||
                             "failed to create new store connection".equals(ex.getMessage())))
                 return null;