diff --git a/src/js/app-controller.js b/src/js/app-controller.js
index 8a4a3c1..fc65f2b 100644
--- a/src/js/app-controller.js
+++ b/src/js/app-controller.js
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ app.Controller = function() {
 
 		} else if (cmd === 'listEmails') {
 			// list emails from folder
-			emailDao.listItems(args.folder, args.offset, args.num, function(err, collection) {
+			emailDao.listItems(args.folder, args.offset, args.num, function(err, emails) {
 				callback({
 					err: err,
-					collection: collection.toJSON()
+					emails: emails
 				});
 			});
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ app.Controller = function() {
 			var mail = emailDao.getItem(args.folder, args.messageId);
 			callback({
 				err: null,
-				email: mail.toJSON()
+				email: mail
 			});
 
 		} else if (cmd === 'sendEmail') {
diff --git a/src/js/dao/email-dao.js b/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
index e54a2dc..996a855 100644
--- a/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
+++ b/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ app.dao.EmailDAO = function(jsonDB, crypto, devicestorage, cloudstorage, util, k
 		var folder = this.account.get('folders').where({
 			name: folderName
 		})[0];
-		var mail = _.find(folder.get('items').models, function(email) {
+		var mail = _.find(folder.get('items'), function(email) {
 			return email.id + '' === itemId + '';
 		});
 		return mail;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ app.dao.EmailDAO = function(jsonDB, crypto, devicestorage, cloudstorage, util, k
 					return;
 				}
 				if (encryptedList.length === 0) {
-					callback(null, new app.model.EmailCollection());
+					callback(null, []);
 					return;
 				}
 
@@ -122,19 +122,16 @@ app.dao.EmailDAO = function(jsonDB, crypto, devicestorage, cloudstorage, util, k
 							return;
 						}
 
-						// parse to backbone model collection
-						collection = new app.model.EmailCollection(decryptedList);
-
 						// cache collection in folder memory
 						if (decryptedList.length > 0) {
 							folder = new app.model.Folder({
 								name: folderName
 							});
-							folder.set('items', collection);
+							folder.set('items', decryptedList);
 							self.account.get('folders').add(folder);
 						}
 
-						callback(null, collection);
+						callback(null, decryptedList);
 					});
 
 				});
diff --git a/src/js/view/messagelist-view.js b/src/js/view/messagelist-view.js
index f04cb57..55a9525 100644
--- a/src/js/view/messagelist-view.js
+++ b/src/js/view/messagelist-view.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 				num: 10
 			}, function(resArgs) {
 				var err = resArgs.err;
-				var collection = resArgs.collection;
+				var emails = resArgs.emails;
 
 				// check for error
 				if (err) {
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
 				list.html('');
 
 				// append items to list in reverse order so mails with the most recent date will be displayed first
-				for (i = collection.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-					email = collection[i];
+				for (i = emails.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+					email = emails[i];
 					listItemArgs = {
 						account: self.options.account,
 						folder: self.folder,
diff --git a/test/integration/cloudstorage-dao-test.js b/test/integration/cloudstorage-dao-test.js
index b863751..45e584e 100644
--- a/test/integration/cloudstorage-dao-test.js
+++ b/test/integration/cloudstorage-dao-test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
 module("CloudStorage DAO");
 
 var cloudstoragedao_test = {
@@ -187,9 +189,9 @@ asyncTest("Sync emails from cloud", 1, function() {
 
 asyncTest("List emails from cloud", 2, function() {
 
-	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.listItems('inbox', 0, null, function(err, collection) {
+	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.listItems('inbox', 0, null, function(err, gotten) {
 		ok(!err);
-		ok(collection.length > 0, 'Read synced items');
+		ok(gotten.length > 0, 'Read synced items');
 
 		start();
 	});
diff --git a/test/unit/email-dao-test.js b/test/unit/email-dao-test.js
index 067af45..dc1e00b 100644
--- a/test/unit/email-dao-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/email-dao-test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
 module("Email DAO");
 
 var emaildao_test = {
@@ -78,11 +80,10 @@ asyncTest("Persist test emails", 4, function() {
 });
 
 asyncTest("List Email models", 2, function() {
-	emaildao_test.emailDao.listItems('inbox', 0, emaildao_test.list.length, function(err, collection) {
+	emaildao_test.emailDao.listItems('inbox', 0, emaildao_test.list.length, function(err, gotten) {
 		ok(!err);
 
-		var gotten = collection.toJSON(),
-			reference = emaildao_test.list.toJSON();
+		var reference = emaildao_test.list.toJSON();
 
 		deepEqual(gotten, reference, 'Compare collection');
 
@@ -93,6 +94,6 @@ asyncTest("List Email models", 2, function() {
 asyncTest("Get item", 1, function() {
 	var item = emaildao_test.list.toJSON()[0];
 	var mail = emaildao_test.emailDao.getItem('inbox', item.id);
-	deepEqual(mail.toJSON(), item, 'Item correct');
+	deepEqual(mail, item, 'Item correct');
 	start();
 });
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