diff --git a/django_mailbox/management/commands/getmail.py b/django_mailbox/management/commands/getmail.py
index e74f683..5f1aad3 100644
--- a/django_mailbox/management/commands/getmail.py
+++ b/django_mailbox/management/commands/getmail.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         if args:
             mailboxes = mailboxes.filter(name = ' '.join(args))
         for mailbox in mailboxes:
-            if not mailbox.uri:
-                continue
             self.stdout.write('Gathering messages for %s\n' % mailbox.name)
             messages = mailbox.get_new_mail()
             for message in messages:
diff --git a/django_mailbox/models.py b/django_mailbox/models.py
index 5e91395..41be837 100755
--- a/django_mailbox/models.py
+++ b/django_mailbox/models.py
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ class Mailbox(models.Model):
         return '+ssl' in self._protocol_info.scheme.lower()
 
     def get_connection(self):
-        if self.type == 'imap':
+        if not self.uri:
+            return None
+        elif self.type == 'imap':
             conn = ImapTransport(
                         self.location,
                         port=self.port if self.port else None,
@@ -102,8 +104,10 @@ class Mailbox(models.Model):
         return msg
 
     def get_new_mail(self):
-        connection = self.get_connection()
         new_mail = []
+        connection = self.get_connection()
+        if not connection:
+            return new_mail
         for message in connection.get_message():
             msg = self.process_incoming_message(message)
             new_mail.append(msg)