diff --git a/src/configure/mod.rs b/src/configure/mod.rs
index 8be3d7284..0a17d3759 100644
--- a/src/configure/mod.rs
+++ b/src/configure/mod.rs
@@ -461,7 +461,10 @@ async fn try_imap_connections(
         .await
         .is_ok()
     {
-        return Ok(()); // we directly return here if it was autoconfig or the connection succeeded
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    if was_autoconfig {
+        bail!("autoconfig did not succeed");
     }
 
     progress!(context, 670);
@@ -495,7 +498,7 @@ async fn try_imap_connection(
         return Ok(());
     }
     if was_autoconfig {
-        return Ok(());
+        bail!("autoconfig did not succeed");
     }
 
     progress!(context, 650 + variation * 30);