diff --git a/modules/email/mu4e/autoload/email.el b/modules/email/mu4e/autoload/email.el
index bef0961e4..b5b651f87 100644
--- a/modules/email/mu4e/autoload/email.el
+++ b/modules/email/mu4e/autoload/email.el
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ default/fallback account."
       ;; delete current workspace if empty
       ;; this is useful when mu4e is in the daemon
       ;; as otherwise you can accumulate empty workspaces
-      (unless (+workspace-buffer-list)
-        (+workspace-delete (+workspace-current-name)))
-    (+workspace-switch +mu4e-workspace-name t)
+      (progn
+        (unless (+workspace-buffer-list)
+          (+workspace-delete (+workspace-current-name)))
+        (+workspace-switch +mu4e-workspace-name t))
     (setq +mu4e--old-wconf (current-window-configuration))
     (delete-other-windows)
     (switch-to-buffer (doom-fallback-buffer)))