lisp/gnus/nnimap.el (nnimap-request-group): nnimap group activation problems fixed

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
index 3927f090d76..e4818d44a1c 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2015-01-29  Lars Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+        * nnimap.el (nnimap-request-group): Allow running this function on
+        groups that don't exist in Gnus yet.
+
         * message.el (message-smtpmail-send-it): Remove the mail header
         separator before sending.
 
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el b/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
index e619c0f13c2..0fe2bb5872c 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
@@ -804,9 +804,10 @@ textual parts.")
         articles active marks high low)
     (with-current-buffer nntp-server-buffer
       (when result
-        (when (or (not dont-check)
-                  (not (setq active
-                             (nth 2 (assoc group nnimap-current-infos)))))
+        (when (and info
+                   (or (not dont-check)
+                       (not (setq active
+                                  (nth 2 (assoc group nnimap-current-infos))))))
           (let ((sequences (nnimap-retrieve-group-data-early
                             server (list info))))
             (nnimap-finish-retrieve-group-infos server (list info) sequences