diff --git a/management/commands/get_email.py b/management/commands/get_email.py
index 2755979b..09ae38b4 100644
--- a/management/commands/get_email.py
+++ b/management/commands/get_email.py
@@ -95,13 +95,17 @@ def process_queue(q):
 
         server.login(q.email_box_user, q.email_box_pass)
         server.select(q.email_box_imap_folder)
-        status, data = server.search(None, 'ALL')
-        for num in data[0].split():
-            status, data = server.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')
-            ticket = ticket_from_message(message=data[0][1], queue=q)
-            if ticket:
-                server.store(num, '+FLAGS', '\\Deleted')
-
+        while True:
+            status, data = server.search(None, 'NOT', 'DELETED')
+            msgnums = data[0].split()
+            if not msgnums:
+                break
+            for num in msgnums:
+                status, data = server.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')
+                ticket = ticket_from_message(message=data[0][1], queue=q)
+                if ticket:
+                    server.store(num, '+FLAGS', '\\Deleted')
+        
         server.expunge()
         server.close()
         server.logout()