diff --git a/src/email/client.ts b/src/email/client.ts
index 45e25ac..e1b7409 100644
--- a/src/email/client.ts
+++ b/src/email/client.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export enum EmailClientStatus {
 @Injectable()
 export class EmailClient {
 	public readonly imapClient: Imap
+	private readonly mailboxName: string
 	private mailbox?: Imap.Box
 	private status: EmailClientStatus
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export class EmailClient {
 		@Inject(ConfigService)
 		private readonly configService: ConfigService,
 	) {
+		this.mailboxName = this.configService.getOrThrow<string>('EMAIL_MAILBOX')
 		this.imapClient = new Imap({
 			host: this.configService.getOrThrow('EMAIL_HOST'),
 			port: this.configService.get('EMAIL_PORT', 993),
@@ -90,8 +92,10 @@ export class EmailClient {
 		)
 
 		if (newMessages > 0) {
-			const startingMessage = totalMessages - newMessages + 1 // starting message is inclusive
-			const emails = await this.fetchMails(`${startingMessage}`, '*')
+			const emails = await this.fetchMailsFrom(
+				totalMessages - (numMessages - 1),
+			)
+			this.loggerService.debug(`Fetched ${emails.length} emails`)
 			callback(emails)
 		}
 	}
@@ -102,8 +106,7 @@ export class EmailClient {
 			throw new Error('Not ready to listen')
 		}
 
-		const mailbox = this.configService.get<string>('EMAIL_MAILBOX', 'INBOX')
-		this.imapClient.openBox(mailbox, (error, mailbox) => {
+		this.imapClient.openBox(this.mailboxName, (error, mailbox) => {
 			if (error) {
 				this.loggerService.error('Error opening mailbox', {
 					...error,
@@ -171,17 +174,13 @@ export class EmailClient {
 		})
 	}
 
-	public async fetchMails(startingMessageId: string, endingMessageId: string) {
+	public async fetchMailsFrom(startingMessageSeqNo: number) {
 		this.loggerService.debug(
-			`Fetching mails ${startingMessageId}:${endingMessageId}`,
-		)
-		const fetcher = this.imapClient.fetch(
-			`${startingMessageId}:${endingMessageId}`,
-			{
-				bodies: '',
-				markSeen: true,
-			},
+			`Fetching mails starting from ${startingMessageSeqNo}`,
 		)
+		const fetcher = this.imapClient.seq.fetch(`${startingMessageSeqNo}:*`, {
+			bodies: '',
+		})
 
 		return new Promise<Email[]>((res, rej) => {
 			const generateEmailPromises: Promise<Email>[] = []
@@ -198,6 +197,18 @@ export class EmailClient {
 		})
 	}
 
+	public async markMailsSeen(messageIds: string[]) {
+		this.loggerService.debug('Marking mails as seen', { messageIds })
+		return new Promise<void>((res, rej) => {
+			this.imapClient.addFlags(messageIds.join(','), ['\\Seen'], (error) => {
+				if (error != null) {
+					rej(error)
+				}
+				res()
+			})
+		})
+	}
+
 	private setupDefaultListeners() {
 		this.imapClient.on('ready', () => {
 			this.loggerService.debug('email client ready')
diff --git a/src/email/provider.ts b/src/email/provider.ts
index c3d4480..b1d6d57 100644
--- a/src/email/provider.ts
+++ b/src/email/provider.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class EmailProvider {
 	}
 
 	private async handleReceivedEmails(emails: Email[]) {
-		this.emailsQueue.addBulk(
+		await this.emailsQueue.addBulk(
 			emails.map((email) => ({ name: email.id, data: email })),
 		)
 	}
@@ -27,4 +27,8 @@ export class EmailProvider {
 	public registerEmailListener() {
 		this.emailClient.listen((emails) => this.handleReceivedEmails(emails))
 	}
+
+	public async readEmails(emails: Email[]) {
+		await this.emailClient.markMailsSeen(emails.map((e) => e.id))
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/waitingList/module.ts b/src/waitingList/module.ts
index 83ffcbf..d601996 100644
--- a/src/waitingList/module.ts
+++ b/src/waitingList/module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { BullModule } from '@nestjs/bull'
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common'
+import { EmailModule } from 'src/email/module'
 import { ReservationsModule } from 'src/reservations/module'
 
 import { EMAILS_QUEUE_NAME } from '../email/config'
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import { WaitingListService } from './service'
 		ReservationsModule,
 		BullModule.registerQueue({ name: EMAILS_QUEUE_NAME }),
 		BullModule.registerQueue({ name: RESERVATIONS_QUEUE_NAME }),
+		EmailModule,
 	],
 	providers: [WaitingListService],
 	exports: [WaitingListService],
diff --git a/src/waitingList/service.ts b/src/waitingList/service.ts
index 545a614..cddba33 100644
--- a/src/waitingList/service.ts
+++ b/src/waitingList/service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { InjectQueue, Process, Processor } from '@nestjs/bull'
 import { Inject } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { Job, Queue } from 'bull'
+import { EmailProvider } from 'src/email/provider'
 import { ReservationsService } from 'src/reservations/service'
 
 import dayjs from '../common/dayjs'
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ export class WaitingListService {
 		@Inject(ReservationsService)
 		private readonly reservationsService: ReservationsService,
 
+		@Inject(EmailProvider)
+		private readonly emailProvider: EmailProvider,
+
 		@Inject(LoggerService)
 		private readonly loggerService: LoggerService,
 	) {}
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ export class WaitingListService {
 
 		if (!this.isRelevantEmail) return
 
+		await this.emailProvider.readEmails([email])
 		await this.handleWaitingListEmail(email)
 	}