diff --git a/melib/src/conf/mod.rs b/melib/src/conf/mod.rs
index bcd087519..390684bcf 100644
--- a/melib/src/conf/mod.rs
+++ b/melib/src/conf/mod.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ pub struct AccountSettings {
     pub root_folder: String,
     pub format: String,
     pub sent_folder: String,
-    pub threaded: bool,
 }
 
 impl AccountSettings {
diff --git a/melib/src/mailbox/mod.rs b/melib/src/mailbox/mod.rs
index 58cc92675..6e9e4a356 100644
--- a/melib/src/mailbox/mod.rs
+++ b/melib/src/mailbox/mod.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ pub use self::email::*;
 pub mod backends;
 use error::Result;
 use mailbox::backends::{folder_default, Folder, MailBackend};
-pub mod accounts;
-pub use mailbox::accounts::Account;
 pub mod thread;
 pub use mailbox::thread::{build_threads, Container, Threads, SortOrder, SortField};
 
diff --git a/ui/src/components/mail/listing/compact.rs b/ui/src/components/mail/listing/compact.rs
index ec91aca80..cc59a28c5 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/mail/listing/compact.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/mail/listing/compact.rs
@@ -416,9 +416,8 @@ impl Component for CompactListing {
                 Action::MailListing(MailListingAction::ToggleThreaded) => {
                     context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0]
                         .runtime_settings
-                        .threaded = !context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0]
-                        .runtime_settings
-                        .threaded;
+                        .conf_mut()
+                        .toggle_threaded();
                     self.refresh_mailbox(context);
                     self.dirty = true;
                     return;
diff --git a/ui/src/components/mail/listing/mod.rs b/ui/src/components/mail/listing/mod.rs
index 5ad511e02..5dc6dba57 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/mail/listing/mod.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/mail/listing/mod.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ impl MailListing {
 
         let threaded = context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0]
             .runtime_settings
-            .threaded;
+            .conf()
+            .threaded();
         // Inform State that we changed the current folder view.
         context.replies.push_back(UIEvent {
             id: 0,
@@ -293,7 +294,8 @@ impl MailListing {
     fn highlight_line_self(&mut self, idx: usize, context: &Context) {
         let threaded = context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0]
             .runtime_settings
-            .threaded;
+            .conf()
+            .threaded();
         let mailbox = &context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0][self.cursor_pos.1]
             .as_ref()
             .unwrap();
@@ -327,7 +329,8 @@ impl MailListing {
     fn highlight_line(&self, grid: &mut CellBuffer, area: Area, idx: usize, context: &Context) {
         let threaded = context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0]
             .runtime_settings
-            .threaded;
+            .conf()
+            .threaded();
         let mailbox = &context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0][self.cursor_pos.1]
             .as_ref()
             .unwrap();
@@ -515,7 +518,8 @@ impl Component for MailListing {
                 } else {
                     let threaded = context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0]
                         .runtime_settings
-                        .threaded;
+                        .conf()
+                        .threaded();
                     let account = &mut context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0];
                     let (hash, is_seen) = {
                         let mailbox = &mut account[self.cursor_pos.1]
@@ -737,9 +741,8 @@ impl Component for MailListing {
                 Action::MailListing(MailListingAction::ToggleThreaded) => {
                     context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0]
                         .runtime_settings
-                        .threaded = !context.accounts[self.cursor_pos.0]
-                        .runtime_settings
-                        .threaded;
+                        .conf_mut()
+                        .toggle_threaded();
                     self.refresh_mailbox(context);
                     self.dirty = true;
                     return;
diff --git a/ui/src/components/mail/view/mod.rs b/ui/src/components/mail/view/mod.rs
index 9e8e64430..db0113cd9 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/mail/view/mod.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/mail/view/mod.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl Component for MailView {
 
         let (envelope_idx, y): (usize, usize) = {
             let accounts = &mut context.accounts;
-            let threaded = accounts[self.coordinates.0].runtime_settings.threaded;
+            let threaded = accounts[self.coordinates.0].runtime_settings.conf().threaded();
             let mailbox = &mut accounts[self.coordinates.0][self.coordinates.1]
                 .as_ref()
                 .unwrap();
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ impl Component for MailView {
 
                 {
                     let accounts = &context.accounts;
-                    let threaded = accounts[self.coordinates.0].runtime_settings.threaded;
+                    let threaded = accounts[self.coordinates.0].runtime_settings.conf().threaded();
                     let mailbox = &accounts[self.coordinates.0][self.coordinates.1]
                         .as_ref()
                         .unwrap();
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ impl Component for MailView {
                 self.cmd_buf.clear();
                 let url = {
                     let accounts = &context.accounts;
-                    let threaded = accounts[self.coordinates.0].runtime_settings.threaded;
+                    let threaded = accounts[self.coordinates.0].runtime_settings.conf().threaded();
                     let mailbox = &accounts[self.coordinates.0][self.coordinates.1]
                         .as_ref()
                         .unwrap();
diff --git a/ui/src/conf/mod.rs b/ui/src/conf/mod.rs
index 908d66eeb..cc80922f4 100644
--- a/ui/src/conf/mod.rs
+++ b/ui/src/conf/mod.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ impl FileAccount {
     pub fn folder(&self) -> &str {
         &self.root_folder
     }
+    pub fn threaded(&self) -> bool {
+        self.threaded
+    }
+    pub fn toggle_threaded(&mut self) {
+        self.threaded = !self.threaded;
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize)]
@@ -51,23 +57,26 @@ struct FileSettings {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct AccountConfiguration {
+pub struct AccountConf {
     account: AccountSettings,
     conf: FileAccount,
 }
 
-impl AccountConfiguration {
+impl AccountConf {
     pub fn account(&self) -> &AccountSettings {
         &self.account
     }
     pub fn conf(&self) -> &FileAccount {
         &self.conf
     }
+    pub fn conf_mut(&mut self) -> &mut FileAccount {
+        &mut self.conf
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
 pub struct Settings {
-    pub accounts: HashMap<String, AccountConfiguration>,
+    pub accounts: HashMap<String, AccountConf>,
     pub pager: PagerSettings,
 }
 
@@ -91,12 +100,11 @@ impl FileSettings {
 impl Settings {
     pub fn new() -> Settings {
         let fs = FileSettings::new();
-        let mut s: HashMap<String, AccountConfiguration> = HashMap::new();
+        let mut s: HashMap<String, AccountConf> = HashMap::new();
 
         for (id, x) in fs.accounts {
             let format = x.format.to_lowercase();
             let sent_folder = x.sent_folder.clone();
-            let threaded = x.threaded;
             let root_folder = x.root_folder.clone();
 
             let acc = AccountSettings {
@@ -104,10 +112,9 @@ impl Settings {
                 root_folder,
                 format,
                 sent_folder,
-                threaded,
             };
 
-            s.insert(id, AccountConfiguration {
+            s.insert(id, AccountConf {
                 account: acc,
                 conf: x
             });
diff --git a/ui/src/state.rs b/ui/src/state.rs
index 8ce9ac53f..978793f52 100644
--- a/ui/src/state.rs
+++ b/ui/src/state.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl State<std::io::Stdout> {
         let mut accounts: Vec<Account> = settings
             .accounts
             .iter()
-            .map(|(n, a_s)| Account::new(n.to_string(), a_s.account().clone(), &backends))
+            .map(|(n, a_s)| Account::new(n.to_string(), a_s.clone(), &backends))
             .collect();
         accounts.sort_by(|a, b| a.name().cmp(&b.name()));
         let (startup_tx, startup_rx) = chan::async();
diff --git a/melib/src/mailbox/accounts.rs b/ui/src/types/accounts.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from melib/src/mailbox/accounts.rs
rename to ui/src/types/accounts.rs
index 66b094d31..c8dcb7f16 100644
--- a/melib/src/mailbox/accounts.rs
+++ b/ui/src/types/accounts.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
  */
 
 use async::*;
-use conf::AccountSettings;
-use mailbox::backends::{Backends, RefreshEventConsumer};
+use conf::AccountConf;
+use melib::error::Result;
+use mailbox::backends::{MailBackend, Folder, Backends, RefreshEventConsumer};
 use mailbox::*;
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
 use std::result;
@@ -47,20 +48,20 @@ pub struct Account {
 
     sent_folder: Option<usize>,
 
-    pub settings: AccountSettings,
-    pub runtime_settings: AccountSettings,
+    pub settings: AccountConf,
+    pub runtime_settings: AccountConf,
     pub backend: Box<MailBackend>,
 }
 
 impl Account {
-    pub fn new(name: String, settings: AccountSettings, map: &Backends) -> Self {
-        let mut backend = map.get(settings.format())(&settings);
+    pub fn new(name: String, settings: AccountConf, map: &Backends) -> Self {
+        let mut backend = map.get(settings.account().format())(settings.account());
         let ref_folders: Vec<Folder> = backend.folders();
         let mut folders: Vec<Option<Result<Mailbox>>> = Vec::with_capacity(ref_folders.len());
         let mut workers: Vec<Worker> = Vec::new();
         let sent_folder = ref_folders
             .iter()
-            .position(|x: &Folder| x.name() == settings.sent_folder);
+            .position(|x: &Folder| x.name() == settings.account().sent_folder);
         for f in ref_folders {
             folders.push(None);
             let handle = backend.get(&f);
diff --git a/ui/src/types/mod.rs b/ui/src/types/mod.rs
index 4f7048716..8dcc76def 100644
--- a/ui/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/ui/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  * along with meli. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+pub mod accounts;
+pub use self::accounts::Account;
 #[macro_use]
 mod position;
 #[macro_use]