diff --git a/Mailnag/daemon/idlers.py b/Mailnag/daemon/idlers.py
index 8bbb413..b3e740a 100644
--- a/Mailnag/daemon/idlers.py
+++ b/Mailnag/daemon/idlers.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # idlers.py
 #
 # Copyright 2011 - 2016 Patrick Ulbrich <zulu99@gmx.net>
-# Copyright 2016 Timo Kankare <timo.kankare@iki.fi>
+# Copyright 2016, 2018 Timo Kankare <timo.kankare@iki.fi>
 # Copyright 2011 Leighton Earl <leighton.earl@gmx.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class IdlerRunner:
 	
 	def start(self):
 		for acc in self._accounts:
-			if acc.imap and acc.idle:
+			if acc.supports_notifications():
 				try:
 					idler = Idler(acc, self._sync_callback, self._idle_timeout)
 					idler.start()