diff --git a/src/views/email.js b/src/views/email.js
index bb4eb5705..45ca86632 100644
--- a/src/views/email.js
+++ b/src/views/email.js
@@ -709,8 +709,10 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('EmailController', ['$scope', '$locatio
                     m.ownerDisplayName = m.owner ? m.owner.display : ''; // this meta property is set when we get the user list
 
                     var u = $scope.diskUsage[m.name + '@' + m.domain]; // this is unset when no emails have been received yet
-                    m.usage = (u && u.quotaValue * 1000) || 0;
-                    m.limit = (u && u.quotaLimit * 1000) || 0;
+                    if (!u) u = $scope.diskUsage[m.name + '@' + m.domain] = { quotaValue: 0, quotaLimit: 0 }; // ensure value
+
+                    m.usage = u.quotaValue * 1000;
+                    m.limit = u.quotaLimit * 1000;
                 });
 
                 $scope.mailboxes.mailboxes = mailboxes;