diff --git a/resources/ews/ewsclient/ewsgetfolderrequest.cpp b/resources/ews/ewsclient/ewsgetfolderrequest.cpp
--- a/resources/ews/ewsclient/ewsgetfolderrequest.cpp
+++ b/resources/ews/ewsclient/ewsgetfolderrequest.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@
         }
 
         if (reader.name() == QStringLiteral("Folders")) {
-            if (!parseFolders(reader)) {
+            if (responseClass() == EwsResponseError) {
+                // Skip empty folders element
+                reader.skipCurrentElement();
+            }
+            else if (!parseFolders(reader)) {
                 return;
             }
         } else if (!readResponseElement(reader)) {