diff --git a/src/imap.rs b/src/imap.rs
index 56061c8a0..2f648e4d5 100644
--- a/src/imap.rs
+++ b/src/imap.rs
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ use crate::param::Params;
 
 const DC_IMAP_SEEN: usize = 0x0001;
 
-const DC_SUCCESS: usize = 3;
-const DC_ALREADY_DONE: usize = 2;
-const DC_RETRY_LATER: usize = 1;
-const DC_FAILED: usize = 0;
+pub const DC_SUCCESS: usize = 3;
+pub const DC_ALREADY_DONE: usize = 2;
+pub const DC_RETRY_LATER: usize = 1;
+pub const DC_FAILED: usize = 0;
 
 const PREFETCH_FLAGS: &str = "(UID ENVELOPE)";
 const BODY_FLAGS: &str = "(FLAGS BODY.PEEK[])";
diff --git a/src/job.rs b/src/job.rs
index 1cf074fd9..28d1b3569 100644
--- a/src/job.rs
+++ b/src/job.rs
@@ -246,15 +246,14 @@ impl Job {
                         msg.server_uid,
                         &dest_folder,
                         &mut dest_uid,
-                    ) as libc::c_uint
-                    {
-                        1 => {
+                    ) {
+                        DC_RETRY_LATER => {
                             self.try_again_later(3i32, None);
                         }
-                        3 => {
+                        DC_SUCCESS => {
                             dc_update_server_uid(context, &msg.rfc724_mid, &dest_folder, dest_uid);
                         }
-                        0 | 2 | _ => {}
+                        DC_FAILED | DC_ALREADY_DONE | _ => {}
                     }
                 }
             }