diff --git a/mzta-background.js b/mzta-background.js
index 7009cd01..dd310a59 100644
--- a/mzta-background.js
+++ b/mzta-background.js
@@ -798,12 +798,20 @@ const newEmailListener = (folder, messagesList) => {
     return _newEmailListener();
 }
 
-// Disable tag options if permissions are not granted
+// Disable tag option if permissions are not granted
 if (prefs_init.add_tags) {
-    if(!await browser.permissions.contains({permissions: ["messagesMove", "messagesTagsList", "messagesTags", "messagesUpdate"]})){
+    if(!await browser.permissions.contains({permissions: ["messagesTagsList", "messagesTags", "messagesUpdate"]})){
         browser.storage.sync.set({add_tags: false});
         taLog.log("Permissions not granted, disabling add_tags");
     }
 }
 
+// Disable anti spam option if permissions are not granted
+if (prefs_init.spamfilter) {
+    if(!await browser.permissions.contains({permissions: ["messagesMove"]})){
+        browser.storage.sync.set({spamfilter: false});
+        taLog.log("Permissions not granted, disabling spamfilter");
+    }
+}
+
 browser.messages.onNewMailReceived.addListener(newEmailListener, !prefs_init.add_tags_auto_only_inbox);