diff --git a/melib/src/backends.rs b/melib/src/backends.rs
index 422b0f45f..948636527 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 use fnv::FnvHashMap;
 use std;
 
-pub type BackendCreator = Box<Fn(&AccountSettings) -> Box<MailBackend>>;
+pub type BackendCreator = Box<Fn(&AccountSettings, Box<Fn(&str) -> bool>) -> Box<MailBackend>>;
 
 /// A hashmap containing all available mail backends.
 /// An abstraction over any available backends.
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ impl Backends {
         };
         b.register(
             "maildir".to_string(),
-            Box::new(|| Box::new(|f| Box::new(MaildirType::new(f)))),
+            Box::new(|| Box::new(|f, i| Box::new(MaildirType::new(f, i)))),
         );
         b.register(
             "mbox".to_string(),
-            Box::new(|| Box::new(|f| Box::new(MboxType::new(f)))),
+            Box::new(|| Box::new(|f, i| Box::new(MboxType::new(f, i)))),
         );
         b.register(
             "imap".to_string(),
-            Box::new(|| Box::new(|f| Box::new(ImapType::new(f)))),
+            Box::new(|| Box::new(|f, i| Box::new(ImapType::new(f, i)))),
         );
         b
     }
diff --git a/melib/src/backends/imap.rs b/melib/src/backends/imap.rs
index 9f0774bd3..02d505460 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/imap.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/imap.rs
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ macro_rules! exit_on_error {
     }
 }
 impl ImapType {
-    pub fn new(s: &AccountSettings) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(s: &AccountSettings, is_subscribed: Box<Fn(&str) -> bool>) -> Self {
         use std::io::prelude::*;
         use std::net::TcpStream;
         debug!(s);
@@ -779,17 +779,26 @@ impl ImapType {
         drop(conn);
 
         m.folders = m.imap_folders();
+        m.folders.retain(|_, f| is_subscribed(f.path()));
+        let keys = m
+            .folders
+            .keys()
+            .cloned()
+            .collect::<FnvHashSet<FolderHash>>();
+        for f in m.folders.values_mut() {
+            f.children.retain(|c| keys.contains(c));
+        }
+        /*
         for f in m.folders.keys() {
             m.folder_connections.insert(
                 *f,
                 Arc::new(Mutex::new(exit_on_error!(s returning m.new_connection()))),
             );
-        }
+        }*/
         m
     }
 
     pub fn shell(&mut self) {
-        self.folders();
         let mut conn = self.connection.lock().unwrap();
         let mut res = String::with_capacity(8 * 1024);
 
diff --git a/melib/src/backends/maildir/backend.rs b/melib/src/backends/maildir/backend.rs
index 60b7d263b..9a7b50e73 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/maildir/backend.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/maildir/backend.rs
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ impl MailBackend for MaildirType {
 }
 
 impl MaildirType {
-    pub fn new(settings: &AccountSettings) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(settings: &AccountSettings, is_subscribed: Box<Fn(&str) -> bool>) -> Self {
         let mut folders: FnvHashMap<FolderHash, MaildirFolder> = Default::default();
         fn recurse_folders<P: AsRef<Path>>(
             folders: &mut FnvHashMap<FolderHash, MaildirFolder>,
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ impl MaildirType {
                 .count();
             folders.get_mut(&root_hash).map(|f| f.children = children);
         }
+        folders.retain(|_, f| is_subscribed(f.path()));
 
         let hash_indexes = Arc::new(Mutex::new(FnvHashMap::with_capacity_and_hasher(
             folders.len(),
diff --git a/melib/src/backends/mbox.rs b/melib/src/backends/mbox.rs
index 39c4363f0..84b7a4b4e 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/mbox.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/mbox.rs
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ impl MailBackend for MboxType {
 }
 
 impl MboxType {
-    pub fn new(s: &AccountSettings) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(s: &AccountSettings, _is_subscribed: Box<Fn(&str) -> bool>) -> Self {
         let path = Path::new(s.root_folder.as_str());
         if !path.exists() {
             panic!(
diff --git a/ui/src/components/mail/listing.rs b/ui/src/components/mail/listing.rs
index 70e9c28ef..bfece643a 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/mail/listing.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/mail/listing.rs
@@ -562,12 +562,14 @@ impl Listing {
             }
             *depth -= 1;
         }
+        let mut keys = entries.keys().cloned().collect::<Vec<FolderHash>>();
+        keys.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| folders_order[a].partial_cmp(&folders_order[b]).unwrap());
 
         /* Start with roots */
-        for f in entries.keys() {
-            if entries[f].parent().is_none() {
+        for f in keys {
+            if entries[&f].parent().is_none() {
                 print(
-                    *f,
+                    f,
                     &mut depth,
                     &mut inc,
                     &entries,
diff --git a/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs b/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs
index 29ced12d6..22748b86a 100644
--- a/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs
+++ b/ui/src/conf/accounts.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,13 @@ struct FolderNode {
 
 impl Account {
     pub fn new(name: String, settings: AccountConf, map: &Backends, notify_fn: NotifyFn) -> Self {
-        let mut backend = map.get(settings.account().format())(settings.account());
+        let s = settings.clone();
+        let mut backend = map.get(settings.account().format())(
+            settings.account(),
+            Box::new(move |path: &str| {
+                s.folder_confs.contains_key(path) && s.folder_confs[path].subscribe.is_true()
+            }),
+        );
         let mut ref_folders: FnvHashMap<FolderHash, Folder> = backend.folders();
         let mut folders: FnvHashMap<FolderHash, MailboxEntry> =
             FnvHashMap::with_capacity_and_hasher(ref_folders.len(), Default::default());