diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index 8866eaa0eb..095d2bd5cc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -2392,13 +2392,13 @@ class Core {
                 " messages=" + (imessages == null ? null : imessages.length));
 
         if (account.isOutlook() && (imessages == null || imessages.length == 0)) {
+            imessages = ifolder.search(
+                    new HeaderTerm(MessageHelper.HEADER_MICROSOFT_ORIGINAL_MESSAGE_ID, message.msgid));
             EntityLog.log(context, folder.name + " exists alt" +
                     " retry=" + retry +
                     " host=" + account.host +
                     " outlook=" + account.isOutlook() +
                     " messages=" + (imessages == null ? null : imessages.length));
-            imessages = ifolder.search(
-                    new HeaderTerm(MessageHelper.HEADER_MICROSOFT_ORIGINAL_MESSAGE_ID, message.msgid));
         }
 
         // Searching for random header: