1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mbox.c b/mbox.c
index 74affebc..57d58b70 100644
--- a/mbox.c
+++ b/mbox.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static int mbox_open_mailbox_append (CONTEXT *ctx, int flags)
 
 static int mbox_close_mailbox (CONTEXT *ctx)
 {
-  if (ctx->append)
+  if (ctx->append && ctx->fp)
   {
     mx_unlock_file (ctx->path, fileno (ctx->fp), 1);
     mutt_unblock_signals ();