diff --git a/src/compat/config.c b/src/compat/config.c
index 9c8d555..8910a0c 100644
--- a/src/compat/config.c
+++ b/src/compat/config.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ write_imap_server( FILE *fp, config_t *cfg )
 		if (sscanf( cfg->host, "%d.%d.%d.%d", &a1, &a2, &a3, &a4 ) == 4)
 			hl = nfsnprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "%s", cfg->host );
 		else {
+			/* XXX this does not avoid clashes. add port? */
 			p = strrchr( cfg->host, '.' );
 			if (!p)
 				hl = nfsnprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "%s", cfg->host );
@@ -375,7 +376,8 @@ write_config( int fd )
 
 	fprintf( fp, "SyncState *\n\n" );
 	if (local_home || o2o)
-		fprintf( fp, "MaildirStore local\nPath \"%s/\"\nAltMap %s\n\n", maildir, tb( altmap > 0 ) );
+		fprintf( fp, "MaildirStore local\nPath \"%s/\"\nInbox \"%s/INBOX\"\nAltMap %s\n\n",
+		         maildir, maildir, tb( altmap > 0 ) );
 	if (local_root)
 		fprintf( fp, "MaildirStore local_root\nPath /\nAltMap %s\n\n", tb( altmap > 0 ) );
 	if (o2o) {