diff --git a/lib/Connection.js b/lib/Connection.js
index 4581f71..4a89da8 100644
--- a/lib/Connection.js
+++ b/lib/Connection.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Connection.prototype.connect = function() {
   socket = new Socket();
   socket.setKeepAlive(true);
   socket.setTimeout(0);
-  this._state = 'disconnected';
+  this.state = 'disconnected';
 
   if (config.secure) {
     tlsOptions = {};
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ Connection.prototype._store = function(which, uids, flags, isAdding, cb) {
     if (!isKeywords) {
       if (flags[i][0] === '\\')
         flags[i] = flags[i].substr(1);
-      if (this._state.box.permFlags.indexOf(flags[i].toLowerCase()) === -1
+      if (this._box.permFlags.indexOf(flags[i].toLowerCase()) === -1
           || flags[i] === '*')
         throw new Error('The flag "' + flags[i]
                         + '" is not allowed by the server for this mailbox');