diff --git a/internal/frontend/grpc/service_methods.go b/internal/frontend/grpc/service_methods.go
index 941d0a6f..a36398ce 100644
--- a/internal/frontend/grpc/service_methods.go
+++ b/internal/frontend/grpc/service_methods.go
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ func (s *Service) MailServerSettings(_ context.Context, _ *emptypb.Empty) (*Imap
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (s *Service) SetMailServerSettings(ctx context.Context, settings *ImapSmtpSettings) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+func (s *Service) SetMailServerSettings(_ context.Context, settings *ImapSmtpSettings) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
 	s.log.
 		WithField("ImapPort", settings.ImapPort).
 		WithField("SmtpPort", settings.SmtpPort).
@@ -681,6 +681,8 @@ func (s *Service) SetMailServerSettings(ctx context.Context, settings *ImapSmtpS
 
 		defer func() { _ = s.SendEvent(NewChangeMailServerSettingsFinishedEvent()) }()
 
+		ctx := context.Background() // async operation, we cannot use the context provided by gRPC.
+
 		if s.bridge.GetIMAPSSL() != settings.UseSSLForImap {
 			if err := s.bridge.SetIMAPSSL(ctx, settings.UseSSLForImap); err != nil {
 				s.log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to set IMAP SSL")