diff --git a/api/src/Mail/Account.php b/api/src/Mail/Account.php
index fe3a3cf1e2..cf74bdbc32 100644
--- a/api/src/Mail/Account.php
+++ b/api/src/Mail/Account.php
@@ -1607,11 +1607,11 @@ class Account implements \ArrayAccess
 		{
 			$name = $account['acc_name'];
 		}
-		if (strpos($account['ident_email'], '@') !== false || !trim($account['ident_email']))
+		if (strpos($account['ident_email'], '@') !== false || trim($account['ident_email']) !='')
 		{
 			$name .= ' <'.$account['ident_email'].'>';
 		}
-		elseif(strpos($account['acc_imap_username'], '@') !== false || !trim($account['acc_imap_username']))
+		elseif(strpos($account['acc_imap_username'], '@') !== false || trim($account['acc_imap_username']) !='')
 		{
 			$name .= ' <'.$account['acc_imap_username'].'>';
 		}