diff --git a/Changelog.draft.rst b/Changelog.draft.rst
index a9a73c7..41d3af8 100644
--- a/Changelog.draft.rst
+++ b/Changelog.draft.rst
@@ -19,5 +19,10 @@ New Features
 Changes
 -------
 
+* Rather than to write out the nametrans'lated folder names for mbnames,
+  we now write out the local untransformed box names. This is generally
+  what we want. This became relevant since we support nametrans rules on
+  the local side since only a short time. Reported by Paul Collignan.
+
 Bug Fixes
 ---------
diff --git a/offlineimap/accounts.py b/offlineimap/accounts.py
index 4644604..fc2687f 100644
--- a/offlineimap/accounts.py
+++ b/offlineimap/accounts.py
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def syncfolder(account, remotefolder, quick):
                          % localfolder)
             return
         # Write the mailboxes
-        mbnames.add(account.name, localfolder.getvisiblename())
+        mbnames.add(account.name, localfolder.getname())
 
         # Load status folder.
         statusfolder = statusrepos.getfolder(remotefolder.getvisiblename().\