diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 37efc1c..e2d6b76 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         "ext-libxml": "*",
         "ext-zip": "*",
         "ext-fileinfo": "*",
-        "nesbot/carbon": "^2.62.1",
+        "nesbot/carbon": "^2.62.1|^3.8.0",
         "symfony/http-foundation": ">=2.8.0",
         "illuminate/pagination": ">=5.0.0"
     },
diff --git a/src/Connection/Protocols/ImapProtocol.php b/src/Connection/Protocols/ImapProtocol.php
index 4d54579..a5fbf9b 100644
--- a/src/Connection/Protocols/ImapProtocol.php
+++ b/src/Connection/Protocols/ImapProtocol.php
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ protected function assumedNextLine(Response $response, string $start): bool {
         return str_starts_with($this->nextLine($response), $start);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the next line and check if it starts with a given string
+     * The server can send untagged status updates starting with '*' if we are not looking for a status update,
+     * the untagged lines will be ignored.
+     *
+     * @param string $start
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    protected function assumedNextLineIgnoreUntagged(Response $response, string $start): bool {
+        do {
+            $line = $this->nextLine($response);
+        } while (!(str_starts_with($start, '*')) && $this->isUntaggedLine($line));
+
+        return str_starts_with($line, $start);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the next line and split the tag
      * @param string|null $tag reference tag
@@ -154,6 +172,25 @@ protected function nextTaggedLine(Response $response, ?string &$tag): string {
         return $line ?? '';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the next line and split the tag
+     * The server can send untagged status updates starting with '*', the untagged lines will be ignored.
+     *
+     * @param string|null $tag reference tag
+     *
+     * @return string next line
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    protected function nextTaggedLineIgnoreUntagged(Response $response, &$tag): string {
+        do {
+            $line = $this->nextLine($response);
+        } while ($this->isUntaggedLine($line));
+
+        list($tag, $line) = explode(' ', $line, 2);
+
+        return $line;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the next line and check if it contains a given string and split the tag
      * @param Response $response
@@ -167,6 +204,32 @@ protected function assumedNextTaggedLine(Response $response, string $start, &$ta
         return str_contains($this->nextTaggedLine($response, $tag), $start);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the next line and check if it contains a given string and split the tag
+     * @param string $start
+     * @param $tag
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    protected function assumedNextTaggedLineIgnoreUntagged(Response $response, string $start, &$tag): bool {
+        $line = $this->nextTaggedLineIgnoreUntagged($response, $tag);
+        return strpos($line, $start) !== false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * RFC3501 - 2.2.2
+     * Data transmitted by the server to the client and status responses
+     * that do not indicate command completion are prefixed with the token
+     * "*", and are called untagged responses.
+     *
+     * @param string $line
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    protected function isUntaggedLine(string $line) : bool {
+        return str_starts_with($line, '* ');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Split a given line in values. A value is literal of any form or a list
      * @param Response $response
@@ -625,10 +688,12 @@ public function examineFolder(string $folder = 'INBOX'): Response {
      * @throws RuntimeException
      */
     public function fetch(array|string $items, array|int $from, mixed $to = null, int|string $uid = IMAP::ST_UID): Response {
-        if (is_array($from)) {
+        if (is_array($from) && count($from) > 1) {
             $set = implode(',', $from);
+        } elseif (is_array($from) && count($from) === 1) {
+            $set = $from[0] . ':' . $from[0];
         } elseif ($to === null) {
-            $set = $from;
+            $set = $from . ':' . $from;
         } elseif ($to == INF) {
             $set = $from . ':*';
         } else {
@@ -1188,7 +1253,7 @@ public function getQuotaRoot(string $quota_root = 'INBOX'): Response {
      */
     public function idle() {
         $response = $this->sendRequest("IDLE");
-        if (!$this->assumedNextLine($response, '+ ')) {
+        if (!$this->assumedNextLineIgnoreUntagged($response, '+ ')) {
             throw new RuntimeException('idle failed');
         }
     }
@@ -1200,7 +1265,7 @@ public function idle() {
     public function done(): bool {
         $response = new Response($this->noun, $this->debug);
         $this->write($response, "DONE");
-        if (!$this->assumedNextTaggedLine($response, 'OK', $tags)) {
+        if (!$this->assumedNextTaggedLineIgnoreUntagged($response, 'OK', $tags)) {
             throw new RuntimeException('done failed');
         }
         return true;
diff --git a/src/Folder.php b/src/Folder.php
index c9ca395..eb0d251 100755
--- a/src/Folder.php
+++ b/src/Folder.php
@@ -451,8 +451,17 @@ public function idle(callable $callback, int $timeout = 300): void {
         $sequence = ClientManager::get('options.sequence', IMAP::ST_MSGN);
 
         while (true) {
-            // This polymorphic call is fine - Protocol::idle() will throw an exception beforehand
-            $line = $idle_client->getConnection()->nextLine(Response::empty());
+            try {
+                // This polymorphic call is fine - Protocol::idle() will throw an exception beforehand
+                $line = $idle_client->getConnection()->nextLine(Response::empty());
+            } catch (Exceptions\RuntimeException $e) {
+                if(strpos($e->getMessage(), "empty response") >= 0 && $idle_client->getConnection()->connected()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if(!str_contains($e->getMessage(), "connection closed")) {
+                    throw $e;
+                }
+            }
 
             if (($pos = strpos($line, "EXISTS")) !== false) {
                 $msgn = (int)substr($line, 2, $pos - 2);
diff --git a/src/Message.php b/src/Message.php
index 09a534f..07b454d 100755
--- a/src/Message.php
+++ b/src/Message.php
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ public function getHTMLBody(): string {
      */
     private function parseHeader(): void {
         $sequence_id = $this->getSequenceId();
-        $headers = $this->client->getConnection()->headers([$sequence_id], "RFC822", $this->sequence)->validatedData();
+        $headers = $this->client->getConnection()->headers([$sequence_id], "RFC822", $this->sequence)->setCanBeEmpty(true)->validatedData();
         if (!isset($headers[$sequence_id])) {
             throw new MessageHeaderFetchingException("no headers found", 0);
         }
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ private function parseFlags(): void {
 
         $sequence_id = $this->getSequenceId();
         try {
-            $flags = $this->client->getConnection()->flags([$sequence_id], $this->sequence)->validatedData();
+            $flags = $this->client->getConnection()->flags([$sequence_id], $this->sequence)->setCanBeEmpty(true)->validatedData();
         } catch (Exceptions\RuntimeException $e) {
             throw new MessageFlagException("flag could not be fetched", 0, $e);
         }