diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index 5fa9cb08af..64ed0fa5e4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ class Core {
         }
 
         try {
-            if (account.isGmail() && gmail_delete_all) {
+            if (perform_expunge && account.isGmail() && gmail_delete_all) {
                 EntityFolder trash = db.folder().getFolderByType(account.id, EntityFolder.TRASH);
                 if (trash != null) {
                     Map<String, Long> folders = new HashMap<>();