diff --git a/cmd/maddyctl/imap.go b/cmd/maddyctl/imap.go
index 2236b35..e5215b5 100644
--- a/cmd/maddyctl/imap.go
+++ b/cmd/maddyctl/imap.go
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ func msgsList(be module.Storage, ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 	seqset := ctx.Args().Get(2)
 	if seqset == "" {
-		seqset = "*"
+		seqset = "1:*"
 	}
 
 	seq, err := imap.ParseSeqSet(seqset)