diff --git a/melib/src/async_workers.rs b/melib/src/async_workers.rs
index 7eb49d2b2..25497d4f2 100644
--- a/melib/src/async_workers.rs
+++ b/melib/src/async_workers.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ use crossbeam::{
     select,
 };
 use std::fmt;
-use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct WorkContext {
@@ -47,11 +46,10 @@ pub struct WorkContext {
     pub finished: Sender<std::thread::ThreadId>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Work {
     priority: u64,
     pub is_static: bool,
-    pub closure: Arc<Box<dyn Fn(WorkContext) -> () + Send + Sync>>,
+    pub closure: Box<dyn FnOnce(WorkContext) -> () + Send + Sync>,
     name: String,
     status: String,
 }
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ impl PartialEq for Work {
 impl Eq for Work {}
 
 impl Work {
-    pub fn compute(&self, work_context: WorkContext) {
+    pub fn compute(self, work_context: WorkContext) {
         (self.closure)(work_context);
     }
 }
@@ -118,9 +116,9 @@ pub struct AsyncBuilder<T: Send + Sync> {
     is_static: bool,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Async<T: Send + Sync> {
-    work: Work,
+    work: Option<Work>,
     active: bool,
     tx: Sender<AsyncStatus<T>>,
     rx: Receiver<AsyncStatus<T>>,
@@ -165,15 +163,15 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Returns an `Async<T>` object that contains a `Thread` join handle that returns a `T`
-    pub fn build(self, work: Box<dyn Fn(WorkContext) -> () + Send + Sync>) -> Async<T> {
+    pub fn build(self, work: Box<dyn FnOnce(WorkContext) -> () + Send + Sync>) -> Async<T> {
         Async {
-            work: Work {
+            work: Some(Work {
                 priority: self.priority,
                 is_static: self.is_static,
-                closure: Arc::new(work),
+                closure: work,
                 name: String::new(),
                 status: String::new(),
-            },
+            }),
             tx: self.tx,
             rx: self.rx,
             active: false,
@@ -188,7 +186,7 @@ where
     pub fn work(&mut self) -> Option<Work> {
         if !self.active {
             self.active = true;
-            Some(self.work.clone())
+            self.work.take()
         } else {
             None
         }
diff --git a/melib/src/backends/imap.rs b/melib/src/backends/imap.rs
index 0329887eb..dd4aad88e 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/imap.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/imap.rs
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ impl MailBackend for ImapType {
                     tx.send(AsyncStatus::Finished).unwrap();
                     return;
                 }
-                let connection = connection.clone();
-                let tx = tx.clone();
                 let mut response = String::with_capacity(8 * 1024);
                 let conn = connection.lock();
                 exit_on_error!(&tx, conn);
@@ -246,7 +244,7 @@ impl MailBackend for ImapType {
                         response.lines().collect::<Vec<&str>>().len()
                     );
                     match protocol_parser::uid_fetch_responses(&response) {
-                        Ok((_, v)) => {
+                        Ok((_, v, _)) => {
                             debug!("responses len is {}", v.len());
                             for UidFetchResponse {
                                 uid,
diff --git a/melib/src/backends/imap/connection.rs b/melib/src/backends/imap/connection.rs
index 3ee666133..601f39af6 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/imap/connection.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/imap/connection.rs
@@ -333,6 +333,13 @@ impl ImapConnection {
     }
 
     pub fn read_response(&mut self, ret: &mut String) -> Result<()> {
+        if let (instant, ref mut status @ Ok(())) = *self.online.lock().unwrap() {
+            if Instant::now().duration_since(instant) >= std::time::Duration::new(60 * 30, 0) {
+                *status = Err(MeliError::new("Connection timed out"));
+                self.stream = Err(MeliError::new("Connection timed out"));
+            }
+        }
+
         if let Ok(ref mut stream) = self.stream {
             if let Ok(_) = stream.read_response(ret) {
                 return Ok(());
@@ -418,7 +425,7 @@ impl ImapConnection {
     }
 
     pub fn send_command(&mut self, command: &[u8]) -> Result<usize> {
-        if let (instant, ref mut status @ Ok(())) = *self.online.lock().unwrap() {
+        if let (instant, ref mut status) = *self.online.lock().unwrap() {
             if Instant::now().duration_since(instant) >= std::time::Duration::new(60 * 30, 0) {
                 *status = Err(MeliError::new("Connection timed out"));
                 self.stream = Err(MeliError::new("Connection timed out"));
diff --git a/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs b/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs
index 472e0fe71..17bedff6d 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-pub type ImapParseResult<'a, T> = Result<(&'a str, T)>;
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Alert(String);
+pub type ImapParseResult<'a, T> = Result<(&'a str, T, Option<Alert>)>;
 pub struct ImapLineIterator<'a> {
     slice: &'a str,
 }
@@ -328,13 +330,22 @@ pub fn uid_fetch_response(input: &str) -> ImapParseResult<UidFetchResponse<'_>>
         env.set_has_attachments(has_attachments);
     }
 
-    Ok((&input[i..], ret))
+    Ok((&input[i..], ret, None))
 }
 
 pub fn uid_fetch_responses(mut input: &str) -> ImapParseResult<Vec<UidFetchResponse<'_>>> {
     let mut ret = Vec::new();
+    let mut alert: Option<Alert> = None;
 
-    while let Ok((rest, el)) = uid_fetch_response(input) {
+    while let Ok((rest, el, el_alert)) = uid_fetch_response(input) {
+        if let Some(el_alert) = el_alert {
+            match &mut alert {
+                Some(Alert(ref mut alert)) => {
+                    alert.extend(el_alert.0.chars());
+                }
+                a @ None => *a = Some(el_alert),
+            }
+        }
         input = rest;
         ret.push(el);
     }
@@ -345,7 +356,7 @@ pub fn uid_fetch_responses(mut input: &str) -> ImapParseResult<Vec<UidFetchRespo
             input
         )));
     }
-    Ok((input, ret))
+    Ok((input, ret, None))
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/melib/src/backends/imap/watch.rs b/melib/src/backends/imap/watch.rs
index 56f8fe23a..27519c141 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/imap/watch.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/imap/watch.rs
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ pub fn idle(kit: ImapWatchKit) -> Result<()> {
                         );
                         debug!(&response);
                         match protocol_parser::uid_fetch_responses(&response) {
-                            Ok((_, v)) => {
+                            Ok((_, v, _)) => {
                                 let len = v.len();
                                 let mut ctr = 0;
                                 for UidFetchResponse {
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ pub fn idle(kit: ImapWatchKit) -> Result<()> {
                         conn.read_response(&mut response)
                     );
                     match protocol_parser::uid_fetch_responses(&response) {
-                        Ok((_, v)) => {
+                        Ok((_, v, _)) => {
                             let len = v.len();
                             let mut ctr = 0;
                             for UidFetchResponse {
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ fn examine_updates(
                             );
                             debug!(&response);
                             match protocol_parser::uid_fetch_responses(&response) {
-                                Ok((_, v)) => {
+                                Ok((_, v, _)) => {
                                     for UidFetchResponse {
                                         uid, flags, body, ..
                                     } in v
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ fn examine_updates(
                     conn.read_response(&mut response)
                 );
                 match protocol_parser::uid_fetch_responses(&response) {
-                    Ok((_, v)) => {
+                    Ok((_, v, _)) => {
                         for UidFetchResponse {
                             uid, flags, body, ..
                         } in v
diff --git a/melib/src/backends/maildir/backend.rs b/melib/src/backends/maildir/backend.rs
index e524b6884..6426abfc2 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/maildir/backend.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/maildir/backend.rs
@@ -218,26 +218,13 @@ impl MailBackend for MaildirType {
             let sender = Arc::new(sender);
 
             Box::new(move |work_context: crate::async_workers::WorkContext| {
-                let cache_dir = cache_dir.clone();
-                let folder_index = folder_index.clone();
-                let root_path = root_path.clone();
-                let path = path.clone();
-                let name = name.clone();
-                let map = map.clone();
-                let sender = sender.clone();
                 work_context
                     .set_name
                     .send((std::thread::current().id(), name.clone()))
                     .unwrap();
                 let thunk = move |sender: &RefreshEventConsumer| {
                     debug!("refreshing");
-                    let cache_dir = cache_dir.clone();
-                    let map = map.clone();
-                    let folder_index = folder_index.clone();
-                    let folder_hash = folder_hash.clone();
-                    let root_path = root_path.clone();
                     let mut path = path.clone();
-                    let cache_dir = cache_dir.clone();
                     path.push("new");
                     for d in path.read_dir()? {
                         if let Ok(p) = d {
@@ -789,35 +776,23 @@ impl MaildirType {
 
         let handle = {
             let tx = w.tx();
-            // TODO: Avoid clone
             let folder: &MaildirFolder = &self.folders[&self.owned_folder_idx(folder)];
             let folder_hash = folder.hash();
             let unseen = folder.unseen.clone();
             let total = folder.total.clone();
             let tx_final = w.tx();
-            let path: PathBuf = folder.fs_path().into();
+            let mut path: PathBuf = folder.fs_path().into();
             let name = format!("parsing {:?}", folder.name());
             let root_path = self.path.to_path_buf();
             let map = self.hash_indexes.clone();
             let folder_index = self.folder_index.clone();
 
             let closure = move |work_context: crate::async_workers::WorkContext| {
-                let unseen = unseen.clone();
-                let total = total.clone();
-                let name = name.clone();
                 work_context
                     .set_name
                     .send((std::thread::current().id(), name.clone()))
                     .unwrap();
-                let root_path = root_path.clone();
-                let map = map.clone();
-                let folder_index = folder_index.clone();
-                let tx = tx.clone();
-                let cache_dir = cache_dir.clone();
-                let path = path.clone();
-                let thunk = move || {
-                    let mut path = path.clone();
-                    let cache_dir = cache_dir.clone();
+                let mut thunk = move || {
                     path.push("new");
                     for d in path.read_dir()? {
                         if let Ok(p) = d {
@@ -841,7 +816,6 @@ impl MaildirType {
                     if !files.is_empty() {
                         crossbeam::scope(|scope| {
                             let mut threads = Vec::with_capacity(cores);
-                            let cache_dir = cache_dir.clone();
                             let chunk_size = if count / cores > 0 {
                                 count / cores
                             } else {
diff --git a/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs b/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs
index b156d5fd7..6239cdd53 100644
--- a/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs
+++ b/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ impl Account {
         work_context: &WorkContext,
         notify_fn: Arc<NotifyFn>,
     ) -> Worker {
-        let mailbox_handle = backend.write().unwrap().get(&folder);
+        let mut mailbox_handle = backend.write().unwrap().get(&folder);
         let mut builder = AsyncBuilder::new();
         let our_tx = builder.tx();
         let folder_hash = folder.hash();
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ impl Account {
         builder.set_priority(priority).set_is_static(true);
         let mut w = builder.build(Box::new(move |work_context| {
             let name = format!("Parsing {}", folder.path());
-            let mut mailbox_handle = mailbox_handle.clone();
             let work = mailbox_handle.work().unwrap();
             work_context.new_work.send(work).unwrap();
             let thread_id = std::thread::current().id();