diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/shellenv/mu4e.sh b/dotfiles/lib/shellenv/mu4e.sh
index e5e2ead6..a095bd1e 100644
--- a/dotfiles/lib/shellenv/mu4e.sh
+++ b/dotfiles/lib/shellenv/mu4e.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function mu4e_update_mail {
 function mail_sync_command {
     local flags=''
     test -z "$*" || flags="-f $@"
-    timeout $TIMEOUT offlineimap $flags
+    timeout $TIMEOUT eval "offlineimap $flags"
 }
 
 function mu4e_update_index {