diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/init-notmuch.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/init-notmuch.el
index e9727459..cf4d501d 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/init-notmuch.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/init-notmuch.el
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 
 ;; To find files matching email:
 ;;   notmuch search --output=files FOO
+;; The following is good enough for multiple-account support if they use the
+;; same SMTP server.
 (setq notmuch-fcc-dirs
-      '(("mail@ambrevar.xyz" . "mail/Sent +sent")
-        ("pierre@atlas.engineer" . "atlas/Sent")))
+      '(("mail@ambrevar.xyz" . "mail/Sent +sent -inbox -unread")
+        ("pierre@atlas.engineer" . "atlas/Sent +sent -inbox -unread")))
 
 (defun notmuch-change-sender ()
   (interactive)