diff --git a/services/mailsync/run b/services/mailsync/run
index a458fc9..23fb0fc 100755
--- a/services/mailsync/run
+++ b/services/mailsync/run
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ export DISPLAY=":0"
 
 set -e
 
+# Don't sync mails while composing
+! pgrep -f mcom > /dev/null
+! pgrep -f mfwd > /dev/null
+! pgrep -f mbnc > /dev/null
+! pgrep -f mrep > /dev/null
+
 # Split outbox emails
 mlist -d /data/mail/outbox | mpick -t 'from =~~ "posteo"' | mflag -F | mrefile /data/mail/posteo/Sent
 
@@ -14,12 +20,6 @@ ip route ls | grep -q '.'
 # check if the gpg-agent is running
 pgrep gpg-agent > /dev/null
 
-# Don't sync mails while composing
-! pgrep -f mcom > /dev/null
-! pgrep -f mfwd > /dev/null
-! pgrep -f mbnc > /dev/null
-! pgrep -f mrep > /dev/null
-
 # Sync email
 mbsync -a -q || true