diff -urN claws-mail-2.7.2.orig/src/prefs_account.c claws-mail-2.7.2/src/prefs_account.c
--- claws-mail-2.7.2.orig/src/prefs_account.c	2007-01-26 07:27:03.000000000 +0100
+++ claws-mail-2.7.2/src/prefs_account.c	2007-02-07 20:50:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -2529,7 +2529,8 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (protocol == A_POP3 || protocol == A_LOCAL) {
-		const gchar *mailbox = gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY(receive.inbox_entry));
+		GtkWidget *inbox_entry = (protocol == A_POP3 ? receive.inbox_entry : receive.local_inbox_entry );
+		const gchar *mailbox = gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY(inbox_entry));
 		FolderItem *inbox =  folder_find_item_from_identifier(mailbox);
 	    	if (inbox == NULL) {
 			alertpanel_error(_("The default inbox folder doesn't exist."));