diff --git a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/AbstractMailReceiver.java b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/AbstractMailReceiver.java
index 8c7e3fc538..68b9620b66 100755
--- a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/AbstractMailReceiver.java
+++ b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/AbstractMailReceiver.java
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMailReceiver extends IntegrationObjectSupport impl
 					}
 					if (this.selectorExpression != null) {
 						Message message = messages[i];
-						if ((Boolean)this.selectorExpression.getValue(this.context, message)){
+						if (this.selectorExpression.getValue(this.context, message, Boolean.class)){
 							this.setAdditionalFlags(message);
 							copiedMessages.add(new MimeMessage((MimeMessage) message));
 						}	
diff --git a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiver.java b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiver.java
index 8a89f5cdd6..c9f8247134 100755
--- a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiver.java
+++ b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiver.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class ImapMailReceiver extends AbstractMailReceiver {
 							store.isConnected();
 						}		
 					} 
-					catch (Throwable ignore) {
+					catch (Exception ignore) {
 					}
 				}
 			}, connectionPingInterval);