diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/Base.py b/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
index 3cfb18f..d9fed70 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class BaseFolder(object):
         self.ui = getglobalui()
         self.name = name
         self.repository = repository
+        self.visiblename = repository.nametrans(name)
         self.config = repository.getconfig()
 
     def getname(self):
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ class BaseFolder(object):
         return 1
 
     def getvisiblename(self):
-        return self.name
+        """The nametrans-transposed name of the folder's name"""
+        return self.visiblename
 
     def getrepository(self):
         """Returns the repository object that this folder is within."""
diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py b/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py
index ea86d15..041f5a0 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class IMAPFolder(BaseFolder):
         self.sep = imapserver.delim
         self.imapserver = imapserver
         self.messagelist = None
-        self.visiblename = repository.nametrans(name)
         self.randomgenerator = random.Random()
         #self.ui is set in BaseFolder
 
@@ -67,9 +66,6 @@ class IMAPFolder(BaseFolder):
     def getcopyinstancelimit(self):
         return 'MSGCOPY_' + self.repository.getname()
 
-    def getvisiblename(self):
-        return self.visiblename
-
     def getuidvalidity(self):
         imapobj = self.imapserver.acquireconnection()
         try: