diff --git a/Mailnag/daemon/idler.py b/Mailnag/daemon/idler.py
index 9b5c0d3..7f4aa8a 100644
--- a/Mailnag/daemon/idler.py
+++ b/Mailnag/daemon/idler.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class Idler(object):
 		
 	# idle thread
 	def _idle(self):
-		self._reconnect()
 		while True:
 			# if the event is set here, 
 			# disposed() must have been called