diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el b/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
index be8ad9a672..baf90d38ad 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ nnimap-request-move-article
                 (when (and (car result) (not can-move))
                   (nnimap-delete-article article))
                 (cons internal-move-group
-                      (or (nnimap-find-uid-response "COPYUID" (caddr result))
+                      (or (nnimap-find-uid-response "COPYUID" (cadr result))
                           (nnimap-find-article-by-message-id
                            internal-move-group server message-id
                            nnimap-request-articles-find-limit)))))