diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogJunk.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogJunk.java
index 39564a7ebd..ea8ebcbc6b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogJunk.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogJunk.java
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ public class FragmentDialogJunk extends FragmentDialogBase {
                                         long fid = args.getLong("folder");
 
                                         DB db = DB.getInstance(context);
+
+                                        int count = db.contact().deleteContact(aid, EntityContact.TYPE_JUNK);
+                                        EntityLog.log(context, "Deleted junk contacts=" + count);
+
                                         EntityFolder folder = db.folder().getFolder(fid);
                                         if (folder == null)
                                             return null;
@@ -268,9 +272,6 @@ public class FragmentDialogJunk extends FragmentDialogBase {
                                             }
                                         }
 
-                                        int count = db.contact().deleteContact(aid, EntityContact.TYPE_JUNK);
-                                        EntityLog.log(context, "Deleted junk contacts=" + count);
-
                                         return null;
                                     }