diff --git a/internal_packages/thread-list/lib/thread-list-store.coffee b/internal_packages/thread-list/lib/thread-list-store.coffee
index a52e92d12..cb05ce650 100644
--- a/internal_packages/thread-list/lib/thread-list-store.coffee
+++ b/internal_packages/thread-list/lib/thread-list-store.coffee
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class ThreadListStore extends NylasStore
     accountMatcher = (m) ->
       m.attribute() is Thread.attributes.accountId and m.value() is accountId
 
-    return if @_view and _.find(@_view.matchers(), accountMatcher)
+    return if @_view instanceof DatabaseView and _.find(@_view.matchers(), accountMatcher)
     @createView()
 
   _onDataChanged: (change) ->