diff --git a/pkg/email/fetch.go b/pkg/email/fetch.go
index d8080e2..ba3e9b5 100644
--- a/pkg/email/fetch.go
+++ b/pkg/email/fetch.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package email
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log"
 	"net/mail"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ func fetchEmails(imapClient *client.Client) ([]Email, error) {
 	criteria.WithoutFlags = []string{imap.SeenFlag}
 	uids, err := imapClient.Search(criteria)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Search error: %s\n", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("search error: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if len(uids) > 0 {