--- mail/em-format-html-display.c
+++ mail/em-format-html-display.c
@@ -2273,7 +2273,7 @@ efhd_message_update_bar(EMFormat *emf, CamelStream *stream, CamelMimePart *part,
 	EMFormatHTMLDisplay *efhd = (EMFormatHTMLDisplay *) emf;
 	const char *classid = "attachment-bar-refresh";
 
-	if (efhd->nobar || efhd->priv->updated )
+	if (efhd->nobar || efhd->priv->updated || !efhd->priv->attachment_bar)
 		return;
 
 	efhd->priv->files = g_hash_table_new_full (g_str_hash, g_str_equal, g_free, NULL);