diff --git a/app/models/channel/driver/imap.rb b/app/models/channel/driver/imap.rb
index 0f55f9c9f..ff6fafe1d 100644
--- a/app/models/channel/driver/imap.rb
+++ b/app/models/channel/driver/imap.rb
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ example
       @imap.select(options[:folder])
     end
 
+    # sort messages by date on server (if not supported), if not fetch messages via search (first in, first out)
     begin
       message_ids = @imap.sort(['DATE'], ['ALL'], 'US-ASCII')
-    rescue => e
-      Rails.logger.error "Unable to use imap sort: #{e.inspect}, use imap search now"
+    rescue
       message_ids = @imap.search(['ALL'])
     end