diff --git a/Mailnag/backends/imap.py b/Mailnag/backends/imap.py
index 7fe460d..eb5949c 100644
--- a/Mailnag/backends/imap.py
+++ b/Mailnag/backends/imap.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import email
 import logging
 import re
 import Mailnag.common.imaplib2 as imaplib
+from Mailnag.common.imaplib2 import AUTH
 
 class ImapBackend:
 	"""Implementation of IMAP mail boxes."""
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class ImapBackend:
 		self.ssl = ssl # bool
 		self.folders = folders
 		self._conn = None
+		self._conn_closed = True
 
 
 	def get_connection(self, use_existing):
@@ -82,18 +84,29 @@ class ImapBackend:
 			except:	pass
 			raise # re-throw exception
 		
+		self._conn_closed = False
+		
+		# Need to get out of AUTH mode of fresh connections.
+		if self._conn.state == AUTH:
+			self.select()
+
 		return self._conn
 
 
 	def close(self):
-		self._conn.close()
+		# if conn has already been closed, don't try to close it again
+		if not self._conn_closed:
+			self._conn.close()
+			self._conn_closed = True
 		self._conn.logout()
+		self._conn = None
 
 
 	def has_connection(self):
 		return (self._conn != None) and \
 				(self._conn.state != imaplib.LOGOUT) and \
-				(not self._conn.Terminate)
+				(not self._conn.Terminate) and \
+				(not self._conn_closed)
 
 
 	def list_messages(self):
@@ -151,3 +164,38 @@ class ImapBackend:
 		
 		return lst
 
+
+	# TODO: Temporarily public. Make private.
+	def select(self):
+		if len(self.folders) == 1:
+			self._conn.select(self.folders[0])
+		else:
+			self._conn.select("INBOX")
+
+
+	def notify_next_change(self, callback=None, timeout=None):
+		# register idle callback that is called whenever an idle event
+		# arrives (new mail / mail deleted).
+		# the callback is called after <idle_timeout> minutes at the latest.
+		# gmail sends keepalive events every 5 minutes.
+
+		# idle callback (runs on a further thread)
+		def _idle_callback(args):
+			# check if the connection has been reset by provider
+			self._conn_closed = (args[2] != None) and (args[2][0] is self._conn.abort)
+			
+			# call actual callback
+			callback(args)
+		
+		self._conn.idle(callback = _idle_callback, timeout = timeout)
+
+
+	def cancel_notifications(self):
+		try:
+			if self._conn != None:
+				# Exit possible active idle state.
+				# (also calls idle_callback)
+				self._conn.noop()
+		except:
+			pass
+
diff --git a/Mailnag/common/accounts.py b/Mailnag/common/accounts.py
index 9b2c8b6..850d657 100644
--- a/Mailnag/common/accounts.py
+++ b/Mailnag/common/accounts.py
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ class Account:
 		return self.backend.list_messages()
 
 
+	# TODO: Temporarily here. Remove when no needed.
+	def select(self):
+		self.backend.select()
+
+
+	def notify_next_change(self, callback=None, timeout=None):
+		self.backend.notify_next_change(callback, timeout)
+
+
+	def cancel_notifications(self):
+		self.backend.cancel_notifications()
+
+
 	# Requests folder names (list) from a server.
 	# Relevant for IMAP accounts only.
 	# Returns an empty list when used on POP3 accounts.
diff --git a/Mailnag/daemon/idlers.py b/Mailnag/daemon/idlers.py
index 8f53075..8e740a1 100644
--- a/Mailnag/daemon/idlers.py
+++ b/Mailnag/daemon/idlers.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import threading
 import time
 import logging
-from Mailnag.common.imaplib2 import AUTH
 from Mailnag.common.exceptions import InvalidOperationException
 
 
@@ -41,14 +40,7 @@ class Idler(object):
 		self._sync_callback = sync_callback
 		self._account = account
 		self._idle_timeout = idle_timeout
-		# use_existing = True:
-		# connection has been opened in mailnagdaemon.py already (immediate check)
-		self._conn = account.get_connection(use_existing = True)
 		self._disposed = False
-				
-		# Need to get out of AUTH mode of fresh connections.
-		if self._conn.state == AUTH:
-			self._select(self._conn, account)
 
 
 	def start(self):
@@ -63,34 +55,27 @@ class Idler(object):
 			self._event.set()
 			self._thread.join()
 		
-		try:
-			if self._conn != None:
-				# Exit possible active idle state.
-				# (also calls idle_callback)
-				self._conn.noop()
-		except:
-			pass
-		
 		self._disposed = True
 		logging.info('Idler closed')
 
 		
 	# idle thread
 	def _idle(self):
+		# use_existing = True:
+		# connection has been opened in mailnagdaemon.py already (immediate check)
+		self._conn = self._account.get_connection(use_existing = True)
+
 		while True:
 			# if the event is set here, 
 			# disposed() must have been called
 			# so stop the idle thread.
 			if self._event.isSet():
-				return
+				break
 			
 			self._needsync = False
 			self._conn_closed = False
 
-			# register idle callback that is called whenever an idle event arrives (new mail / mail deleted).
-			# the callback is called after <idle_timeout> minutes at the latest. 
-			# gmail sends keepalive events every 5 minutes.
-			self._conn.idle(callback = self._idle_callback, timeout = 60 * self._idle_timeout)
+			self._account.notify_next_change(callback = self._idle_callback, timeout = 60 * self._idle_timeout)
 			
 			# waits for the event to be set
 			# (in idle callback or in dispose())
@@ -99,17 +84,17 @@ class Idler(object):
 			# if the event is set due to idle sync
 			if self._needsync:
 				self._event.clear()
-				if self._conn_closed:
+				if not self._account.has_connection():
 					self._reconnect()
 				
-				if self._conn != None:
+				if self._account.has_connection():
 					self._sync_callback(self._account)
 
+		self._account.cancel_notifications()
+		
 	
 	# idle callback (runs on a further thread)
 	def _idle_callback(self, args):
-		# check if the connection has been reset by provider
-		self._conn_closed = (args[2] != None) and (args[2][0] is self._conn.abort)
 		# flag that a mail sync is needed
 		self._needsync = True
 		# trigger waiting _idle thread
@@ -120,14 +105,10 @@ class Idler(object):
 		# connection has been reset by provider -> try to reconnect
 		logging.info("Idler thread for account '%s' has been disconnected" % self._account.name)
 		
-		# conn has already been closed, don't try to close it again
-		# self._conn.close() # (calls idle_callback)
-		
-		# shutdown existing callback thread
-		self._conn.logout()
+		self._account.close()
 		self._conn = None
 		
-		while (self._conn == None) and (not self._event.isSet()): 
+		while (not self._account.has_connection()) and (not self._event.isSet()):
 			logging.info("Trying to reconnect Idler thread for account '%s'." % self._account.name)
 			try:
 				self._conn = self._account.get_connection(use_existing = False)
@@ -137,18 +118,8 @@ class Idler(object):
 				logging.info("Trying to reconnect Idler thread for account '%s' in %s minutes" % 
 					(self._account.name, str(self.RECONNECT_RETRY_INTERVAL)))
 				self._wait(60 * self.RECONNECT_RETRY_INTERVAL) # don't hammer the server
-			
-		if self._conn != None:
-			self._select(self._conn, self._account)
 	
 					
-	def _select(self, conn, account):
-		if len(account.folders) == 1:
-			conn.select(account.folders[0])
-		else:
-			conn.select("INBOX")
-	
-			
 	def _wait(self, secs):
 		start_time = time.time()
 		while (((time.time() - start_time) < secs) and (not self._event.isSet())):