diff --git a/extensions/webmail/lib.py b/extensions/webmail/lib.py
index 8cbb4d495..c5353aacd 100644
--- a/extensions/webmail/lib.py
+++ b/extensions/webmail/lib.py
@@ -216,10 +216,16 @@ class IMAPconnector(object):
         if not len(parts):
             return False
         path = "%s%s%s" % (prefix, delimiter, parts[0])
-        sdescr = {"name" : parts[0], "path" : path, "sub" : []}
+        sdescr = None
+        for d in descr:
+            if d["path"] == path:
+                sdescr = d
+                break
+        if sdescr is None:
+            sdescr = {"name" : parts[0], "path" : path, "sub" : []}
+            descr += [sdescr]            
         if self._parse_folder_name(sdescr["sub"], path, delimiter, parts[1:]):
             sdescr["class"] = "subfolders"
-        descr += [sdescr]
         return True
 
     def _listfolders(self, topfolder='INBOX', md_folders=[]):
diff --git a/extensions/webmail/templatetags/webextras.py b/extensions/webmail/templatetags/webextras.py
index cbeb5bcba..782760d43 100644
--- a/extensions/webmail/templatetags/webextras.py
+++ b/extensions/webmail/templatetags/webextras.py
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ def print_folders(folders, selected=None, withunseen=False, withmenu=False):
             cssclass = "unseen"
         result += "<a href='%s' class='%s' name='loadfolder'>%s</a>\n" \
             % (fd.has_key("path") and fd["path"] or fd["name"], cssclass, label)
-        if fd.has_key("sub"):
-            result += "<ul name='%s' class='hidden'>" % (fd["path"]) \
-                + print_folders(fd["sub"], selected, withunseen, withmenu) + "</ul>\n"
+        if fd.has_key("sub") and len(fd["sub"]):
+            result += "<ul name='%s' class='hidden'>" % (fd["path"]) + print_folders(fd["sub"], selected) + "</ul>\n"
         result += "</li>\n"
     return result