diff --git a/functions/imap_mailbox.php b/functions/imap_mailbox.php
index f9d10d95d..f3121520b 100755
--- a/functions/imap_mailbox.php
+++ b/functions/imap_mailbox.php
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ function sqimap_mailbox_list($imap_stream) {
                     $used[$k] = true;
                 }
                 $spec_sub = str_replace(' ', '', $box['formatted']);
+                $spec_sub = str_replace('*', '', $box['formatted']);
 
                /* In case of problems with preg
                   here is a ereg version