diff --git a/src/imap.c b/src/imap.c
index b41dcf8a..bff1795a 100644
--- a/src/imap.c
+++ b/src/imap.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int process_imap_folder(int sd, int *seq, char *folder, struct session_data *sda
       if(rc == ERR) printf("error importing '%s'\n", filename);
       else {
 
-         if(data->import->remove_after_import == 1){
+         if(data->import->remove_after_import == 1 && dryrun == 0){
             snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf)-1, "A%d STORE %d +FLAGS.SILENT (\\Deleted)\r\n", *seq, i);
             n = write1(sd, buf, strlen(buf), use_ssl, data->ssl);
             read_response(sd, buf, sizeof(buf), seq, data, use_ssl);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ int process_imap_folder(int sd, int *seq, char *folder, struct session_data *sda
 
    }
 
-   if(data->import->remove_after_import == 1){
+   if(data->import->remove_after_import == 1 && dryrun == 0){
       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf)-1, "A%d EXPUNGE\r\n", *seq);
       n = write1(sd, buf, strlen(buf), use_ssl, data->ssl);
       read_response(sd, buf, sizeof(buf), seq, data, use_ssl);