diff --git a/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php b/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php
index e06c25749481..f08fa56272e5 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public static function processActivities() {
     $found = FALSE;
     while ($dao->fetch()) {
       $found = TRUE;
-      self::_process(FALSE, $dao, $is_create_activities);
+      self::_process(FALSE, $dao, TRUE);
     }
     if (!$found) {
       CRM_Core_Error::fatal(ts('No mailboxes have been configured for Email to Activity Processing'));