diff --git a/lib/imap.js b/lib/imap.js
index c877e79..0c9e595 100644
--- a/lib/imap.js
+++ b/lib/imap.js
@@ -205,9 +205,10 @@ ImapConnection.prototype.connect = function(loginCb) {
           indata.temp += r.toString('binary');
         else
           indata.temp = r.toString('binary');
-        if (indata.expect === 0)
+        if (indata.expect === 0) {
           indata.literals.push(indata.temp);
-        indata.temp = undefined;
+          indata.temp = undefined;
+        }
       }
       if (b.p >= b.length)
         return;