diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/AccountFolderList.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/AccountFolderList.java
index 8eab3c98c..58050ddac 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/AccountFolderList.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/AccountFolderList.java
@@ -348,6 +348,9 @@ public class AccountFolderList extends ListActivity
 
         @Override
         protected void onPostExecute(Cursor[] cursors) {
+            if (cursors[1].isClosed()) {
+                return;
+            }
             mListAdapter = AccountsAdapter.getInstance(cursors[0], cursors[1],
                     AccountFolderList.this);
             mListView.setAdapter(mListAdapter);
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MailboxList.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MailboxList.java
index ac0ec3d49..2bcb3b638 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MailboxList.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MailboxList.java
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ public class MailboxList extends ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener, On
 
         @Override
         protected void onPostExecute(Cursor cursor) {
+            if (cursor.isClosed()) {
+                return;
+            }
             MailboxList.this.mListAdapter.changeCursor(cursor);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageList.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageList.java
index ae140e6aa..02a5a0cbe 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageList.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageList.java
@@ -941,6 +941,9 @@ public class MessageList extends ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener, On
 
         @Override
         protected void onPostExecute(Cursor cursor) {
+            if (cursor.isClosed()) {
+                return;
+            }
             MessageList.this.mListAdapter.changeCursor(cursor);
 
             // TODO: remove this hack and only update at the right time
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java
index 5fdabf909..91d9e878b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java
@@ -906,6 +906,9 @@ public class MessageView extends Activity
 
         @Override
         protected void onPostExecute(Cursor cursor) {
+            if (cursor.isClosed()) {
+                return;
+            }
             // position the cursor on the current message
             while (cursor.moveToNext() && cursor.getLong(0) != mMessageId);
             mPrevNextCursor = cursor;
@@ -946,6 +949,9 @@ public class MessageView extends Activity
         
         @Override
         protected void onPostExecute(Cursor cursor) {
+            if (cursor.isClosed()) {
+                return;
+            }
             if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
                 reloadUiFromCursor(cursor, mOkToFetch);
             } else {
@@ -984,6 +990,9 @@ public class MessageView extends Activity
         
         @Override
         protected void onPostExecute(Cursor cursor) {
+            if (cursor.isClosed()) {
+                return;
+            }
             if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
                 reloadBodyFromCursor(cursor);
             } else {