diff --git a/src/imap.rs b/src/imap.rs
index 6492cae56..a92bdf8b5 100644
--- a/src/imap.rs
+++ b/src/imap.rs
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ impl Imap {
             info!(context, "No new emails in folder {folder:?}.");
             return Ok(false);
         }
+        info!(context, "Setting new_mail to False");
         session.new_mail = false;
 
         let mut read_cnt = 0;
@@ -1237,6 +1238,7 @@ impl Session {
             // have been modified while our request was in progress.
             // We may or may not have these new flags as a part of the response,
             // so better skip next IDLE and do another round of flag synchronization.
+            info!(context, "got unsolicited fetch in folder");
             self.new_mail = true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/imap/idle.rs b/src/imap/idle.rs
index 0a5217a61..ff7f48927 100644
--- a/src/imap/idle.rs
+++ b/src/imap/idle.rs
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ impl Session {
         self.select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder).await?;
 
         if self.drain_unsolicited_responses(context)? {
+            info!(
+                context,
+                "Setting new_mail to True"
+            );
             self.new_mail = true;
         }
 
         if self.new_mail {
             info!(
                 context,
-                "Skipping IDLE in {folder:?} because there may be new mail."
+                "YES YES YES Skipping IDLE in {folder:?} because there may be new mail."
             );
             return Ok(self);
         }