diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/Account.service.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/Account.service.js
index 44511d1b8..41b856737 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/Account.service.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/Account.service.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
             catch (e) {
               Account.$log.warn("Can't parse list of expanded folders. String was: " +
                                 Account.$Preferences.settings.Mail.ExpandedFolders);
+              expandedFolders = [];
             }
           }
           else {