diff --git a/src/components/Mailbox.vue b/src/components/Mailbox.vue
index b31605e65d..efa8b73209 100644
--- a/src/components/Mailbox.vue
+++ b/src/components/Mailbox.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -->
 
 <template>
-	<div :class="{'empty-content':!hasMessages && !loadingEnvelopes}">
+	<div :class="{'empty-content': (!hasMessages && !loadingEnvelopes) || error}">
 		<Error v-if="error"
 			:error="t('mail', 'Could not open mailbox')"
 			message=""