diff --git a/src/email.ts b/src/email.ts
index cf588f4..337572c 100644
--- a/src/email.ts
+++ b/src/email.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ interface ImapClientI {
     opts: Record<string, any>,
   ) => Promise<boolean>;
   logout: () => Promise<void>;
+  mailboxClose: () => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 type Email = {
@@ -287,7 +288,10 @@ export const perform = (
         if (O.isSome(e.imap)) {
           const imap = e.imap.value;
           return pipe(
-            TE.tryCatch(() => imap.logout(), toError),
+            TE.tryCatch(
+              () => imap.mailboxClose().then(() => imap.logout()),
+              toError,
+            ),
             TE.flatMap(() => TE.left(e)),
           );
         }
@@ -295,8 +299,13 @@ export const perform = (
       },
       ({ mailboxLock, deleted, imap }) => {
         mailboxLock.release();
-        imap.logout();
-        return TE.right(deleted);
+        return pipe(
+          TE.tryCatch(
+            () => imap.mailboxClose().then(() => imap.logout()),
+            toError,
+          ),
+          TE.flatMap(() => TE.right(deleted)),
+        );
       },
     ),
   );
diff --git a/tst/email.spec.ts b/tst/email.spec.ts
index e966030..79c21cc 100644
--- a/tst/email.spec.ts
+++ b/tst/email.spec.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const getMocks = () => {
     getMailboxLock: mock(() => Promise.resolve(lock)),
     messageDelete: mock(() => Promise.resolve(true)),
     logout: mock(() => Promise.resolve()),
+    mailboxClose: mock(() => Promise.resolve()),
   };
 
   const mockDependencies: Partial<EmailJobDependencies> = {
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ test("releases lock on left", async () => {
     TE.mapLeft(() => {
       expect(imap.getMailboxLock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(lock.release).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(imap.mailboxClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(imap.logout).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     }),
   )();
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ test("releases lock on right", async () => {
       expect(imap.getMailboxLock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(lock.release).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(imap.logout).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(imap.mailboxClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     }),
     TE.mapLeft(() => expect(false).toBeTruthy()),
   )();