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 2a8887e342..6908833e84 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
@@ -296,10 +296,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractMailReceiver extends IntegrationObjectSupport impl
 	 */
 	protected void setAdditionalFlags(Message message) throws MessagingException {}
 	
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
+	@Override
 	protected void onInit() throws Exception {
+		super.onInit();
 		if (this.shouldDeleteMessages){
 			this.folderOpenMode = Folder.READ_WRITE;
 		}
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 c1c3840960..d1a4384128 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
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ public class ImapMailReceiver extends AbstractMailReceiver {
 	
 	@Override
 	protected void onInit() throws Exception {
+		super.onInit();
 		if (this.shouldMarkMessagesAsRead){
 			this.folderOpenMode = Folder.READ_WRITE;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-integration-mail/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiverTests.java b/spring-integration-mail/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiverTests.java
index e0da8d65d1..6feb01f1f0 100644
--- a/spring-integration-mail/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiverTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-mail/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiverTests.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package org.springframework.integration.mail;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
@@ -165,8 +164,9 @@ public class ImapMailReceiverTests {
 	}
 	@Test
 	public void receiveAndDontMarkAsReadButDelete() throws Exception{
-		AbstractMailReceiver receiver = new Pop3MailReceiver();
-		((Pop3MailReceiver)receiver).setShouldDeleteMessages(true);
+		AbstractMailReceiver receiver = new ImapMailReceiver();
+		((ImapMailReceiver)receiver).setShouldDeleteMessages(true);
+		((ImapMailReceiver)receiver).setShouldMarkMessagesAsRead(false);
 		receiver = spy(receiver);
 		receiver.afterPropertiesSet();
 		Message msg1 = mock(MimeMessage.class);