diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index 8e7e8e3db6..295f38a9d0 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -1818,6 +1818,14 @@ pub async fn estimate_deletion_cnt(
pub(crate) async fn rfc724_mid_exists(
context: &Context,
rfc724_mid: &str,
+) -> Result