diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ch/dissem/apps/abit/service/Singleton.kt b/app/src/main/java/ch/dissem/apps/abit/service/Singleton.kt
index 1ecfd10..b311064 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ch/dissem/apps/abit/service/Singleton.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ch/dissem/apps/abit/service/Singleton.kt
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ object Singleton {
                                     // work-around for messages that are deleted from unread, which already have the unread label removed
                                     swipeableMessageAdapter.remove(message)
                                 }
+                                label == AndroidLabelRepository.LABEL_ARCHIVE  && !added.isEmpty() -> {
+                                    // work-around for messages in archive, which isn't an actual label but an absence of labels
+                                    swipeableMessageAdapter.remove(message)
+                                }
                                 added.contains(label) -> {
                                     // in most cases, top should be the correct position, but time will show if
                                     // the message should be properly sorted in