1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/feed2imap/config.rb b/lib/feed2imap/config.rb
index fd4e94f..f478296 100644
--- a/lib/feed2imap/config.rb
+++ b/lib/feed2imap/config.rb
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ class F2IConfig
       if f['disable'].nil?
         uri = URI::parse(f['target'].to_s)
         path = URI::unescape(uri.path)
-        path = path[1..-1] if path[0,1] == '/'
         if uri.scheme == 'maildir'
           @feeds.push(ConfigFeed::new(f, maildir_account, path, self))
         else
+          # remove leading slash from IMAP mailbox names
+          path = path[1..-1] if path[0,1] == '/'
           @feeds.push(ConfigFeed::new(f, @imap_accounts.add_account(uri), path, self))
         end
       end