diff --git a/src/mail_menu.c b/src/mail_menu.c
index 0836fb2..aae289e 100644
--- a/src/mail_menu.c
+++ b/src/mail_menu.c
@@ -3211,25 +3211,27 @@ void do_mail_scan(struct user_record *user, int oldscan, int personal) {
 												break;
 											}
 											unread_count++;
-										}										
-										s_printf("\e[2J\e[1;1H");
-										s_printf(get_string(277), i, conf.mail_conferences[i]->name);
-										s_printf(get_string(278), j, conf.mail_conferences[i]->mail_areas[j]->name, unread_count);												
-										s_printf(get_string(279));
-									
-										ch = s_getchar();
-										s_printf("\r\n");
-										if (tolower(ch) == 'y') {															
-											orig_conf = user->cur_mail_conf;
-											orig_area = user->cur_mail_area;
-											
-											user->cur_mail_conf = i;
-											user->cur_mail_area = j;
-											
-											res = read_new_msgs(user, msghs);
-											
-											user->cur_mail_conf = orig_conf;
-											user->cur_mail_area = orig_area;
+										}
+										if (unread_count > 0) {							
+											s_printf("\e[2J\e[1;1H");
+											s_printf(get_string(277), i, conf.mail_conferences[i]->name);
+											s_printf(get_string(278), j, conf.mail_conferences[i]->mail_areas[j]->name, unread_count);												
+											s_printf(get_string(279));
+										
+											ch = s_getchar();
+											s_printf("\r\n");
+											if (tolower(ch) == 'y') {															
+												orig_conf = user->cur_mail_conf;
+												orig_area = user->cur_mail_area;
+												
+												user->cur_mail_conf = i;
+												user->cur_mail_area = j;
+												
+												res = read_new_msgs(user, msghs);
+												
+												user->cur_mail_conf = orig_conf;
+												user->cur_mail_area = orig_area;
+											}
 										}
 									}
 									free_message_headers(msghs);