diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 1e2096b6de..931c91d1da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends LifecycleService {
                 }
 
             if (uid < 0)
-                throw new MessageRemovedException("uid not found");
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("uid not found");
 
             return uid;
         }