diff --git a/offlineimap/accounts.py b/offlineimap/accounts.py
index 71b5135..6c63621 100644
--- a/offlineimap/accounts.py
+++ b/offlineimap/accounts.py
@@ -274,21 +274,6 @@ class SyncableAccount(Account):
                 raise
             return
 
-        if self.utf_8_support and self.remoterepos.getdecodefoldernames():
-            e = OfflineImapError("Configuration mismatch in account " +
-                        "'%s'. "% self.getname() +
-                        "\nAccount setting 'utf8foldernames' and repository " +
-                        "setting 'decodefoldernames'\nmay not be used at the " +
-                        "same time. This account has not been synchronized.\n" +
-                        "Please check the configuration and documentation.",
-                    OfflineImapError.ERROR.REPO)
-            self.ui.error(e, exc_info()[2],
-                          msg="Configuration mismatch in account " +
-                        "'%s'. "% self.getname())
-            # Abort *this* account without doing any changes.
-            # Other accounts are not affected.
-            return
-
         # Loop account sync if needed (bail out after 3 failures).
         looping = 3
         while looping:
@@ -341,6 +326,15 @@ class SyncableAccount(Account):
         hook = self.getconf('presynchook', '')
         self.callhook(hook)
 
+        if self.utf_8_support and self.remoterepos.getdecodefoldernames():
+            raise OfflineImapError("Configuration mismatch in account " +
+                        "'%s'. "% self.getname() +
+                        "\nAccount setting 'utf8foldernames' and repository " +
+                        "setting 'decodefoldernames'\nmay not be used at the " +
+                        "same time. This account has not been synchronized.\n" +
+                        "Please check the configuration and documentation.",
+                    OfflineImapError.ERROR.REPO)
+
         quickconfig = self.getconfint('quick', 0)
         if quickconfig < 0:
             quick = True