diff --git a/plugins/base/imap.go b/plugins/base/imap.go
index f15105c..64b3164 100644
--- a/plugins/base/imap.go
+++ b/plugins/base/imap.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-	nettextproto "net/textproto"
 
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/emersion/go-imap"
@@ -571,20 +570,20 @@ func markMessageAnswered(conn *imapclient.Client, mboxName string, uid uint32) e
 	return conn.UidStore(seqSet, item, flags, nil)
 }
 
-func appendMessage(c *imapclient.Client, msg *OutgoingMessage, mboxType mailboxType) (*MailboxInfo, uint32, error) {
+func appendMessage(c *imapclient.Client, msg *OutgoingMessage, mboxType mailboxType) (*MailboxInfo, error) {
 	mbox, err := getMailboxByType(c, mboxType)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	if mbox == nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Unable to resolve mailbox")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to resolve mailbox")
 	}
 
 	// IMAP needs to know in advance the final size of the message, so
 	// there's no way around storing it in a buffer here.
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	if err := msg.WriteTo(&buf); err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	flags := []string{imap.SeenFlag}
@@ -592,20 +591,9 @@ func appendMessage(c *imapclient.Client, msg *OutgoingMessage, mboxType mailboxT
 		flags = append(flags, imap.DraftFlag)
 	}
 	if err := c.Append(mbox.Name, flags, time.Now(), &buf); err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, err
-	}
-	criteria := &imap.SearchCriteria{
-		Header: make(nettextproto.MIMEHeader),
-	}
-	criteria.Header.Add("Message-Id", msg.MessageID)
-	if uids, err := c.UidSearch(criteria); err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, err
-	} else {
-		if len(uids) != 1 {
-			panic(fmt.Errorf("Duplicate message ID"))
-		}
-		return mbox, uids[0], nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
+	return mbox, nil
 }
 
 func deleteMessage(c *imapclient.Client, mboxName string, uid uint32) error {
diff --git a/plugins/base/routes.go b/plugins/base/routes.go
index 1f3b8b4..ea5bec5 100644
--- a/plugins/base/routes.go
+++ b/plugins/base/routes.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"mime"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/textproto"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -507,7 +508,7 @@ func submitCompose(ctx *alps.Context, msg *OutgoingMessage, options *composeOpti
 	}
 
 	err = ctx.Session.DoIMAP(func(c *imapclient.Client) error {
-		if _, _, err := appendMessage(c, msg, mailboxSent); err != nil {
+		if _, err := appendMessage(c, msg, mailboxSent); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if draft := options.Draft; draft != nil {
@@ -625,15 +626,29 @@ func handleCompose(ctx *alps.Context, msg *OutgoingMessage, options *composeOpti
 				uid    uint32
 			)
 			err = ctx.Session.DoIMAP(func(c *imapclient.Client) error {
-				drafts, uid, err = appendMessage(c, msg, mailboxDrafts)
+				drafts, err = appendMessage(c, msg, mailboxDrafts)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
+
 				if draft := options.Draft; draft != nil {
 					if err := deleteMessage(c, draft.Mailbox, draft.Uid); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
 				}
+
+				criteria := &imap.SearchCriteria{
+					Header: make(textproto.MIMEHeader),
+				}
+				criteria.Header.Add("Message-Id", msg.MessageID)
+				if uids, err := c.UidSearch(criteria); err != nil {
+					return err
+				} else {
+					if len(uids) != 1 {
+						panic(fmt.Errorf("Duplicate message ID"))
+					}
+					uid = uids[0]
+				}
 				return nil
 			})
 			if err != nil {