diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/AbstractMimeMessage.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/AbstractMimeMessage.java
index 0061043aa1..a6ff8488d0 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/AbstractMimeMessage.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/AbstractMimeMessage.java
@@ -31,16 +31,13 @@ import javax.mail.MessagingException;
 import javax.mail.Session;
 import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
 
-import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.imap.ImapService.EmailBodyFormat;
-import org.alfresco.repo.site.SiteModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.template.TemplateNode;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.RetryingTransactionCallback;
 import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.model.FileInfo;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
@@ -193,7 +190,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMimeMessage extends MimeMessage
         model.put("alfTicket", new String(serviceRegistry.getAuthenticationService().getCurrentTicket()));
         if (isMessageInSitesLibrary)
         {
-            String pathFromSites = getPathFromSites(parent);
+            String pathFromSites = imapService.getPathFromSites(parent);
             StringBuilder parsedPath = new StringBuilder();
             String[] pathParts = pathFromSites.split("/");
             if (pathParts.length > 2)
@@ -216,21 +213,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractMimeMessage extends MimeMessage
         return model;
     }
 
-    private String getPathFromSites(NodeRef ref)
-    {
-        NodeService nodeService = serviceRegistry.getNodeService();
-        String name = ((String) nodeService.getProperty(ref, ContentModel.PROP_NAME)).toLowerCase();
-        if (nodeService.getType(ref).equals(SiteModel.TYPE_SITE))
-        {
-            return name;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            NodeRef parent = nodeService.getPrimaryParent(ref).getParentRef();
-            return getPathFromSites(parent) + "/" + name;
-        }
-    }
-
     protected void updateMessageID() throws MessagingException
     {
         setHeader("Message-ID", "<" + this.messageFileInfo.getNodeRef().getId() + DEFAULT_SUFFIX + ">");
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/ImapService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/ImapService.java
index b481a657dc..ad58e0fb8f 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/ImapService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/ImapService.java
@@ -333,4 +333,10 @@ public interface ImapService
             this.search = search;
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param nodeRef
+     * @return path for node relatively to site root
+     */
+    public String getPathFromSites(NodeRef nodeRef);
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/ImapServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/ImapServiceImpl.java
index 1a5c0bf58f..41ed28891c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/ImapServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/imap/ImapServiceImpl.java
@@ -1902,31 +1902,40 @@ public class ImapServiceImpl implements ImapService, OnRestoreNodePolicy, OnCrea
     /**
      * Return true if provided nodeRef is in Sites/.../documentlibrary
      */
-    public boolean isNodeInSitesLibrary(NodeRef nodeRef)
+    public boolean isNodeInSitesLibrary(final NodeRef inputNodeRef)
     {
-        boolean isInDocLibrary = false;
-        NodeRef parent = nodeService.getPrimaryParent(nodeRef).getParentRef();
-        while (parent != null && !nodeService.getType(parent).equals(SiteModel.TYPE_SITE))
+        return doAsSystem(new RunAsWork<Boolean>()
         {
-            String parentName = (String) nodeService.getProperty(parent, ContentModel.PROP_NAME);
-            if (parentName.equalsIgnoreCase("documentlibrary"))
+            @Override
+            public Boolean doWork() throws Exception
             {
-                isInDocLibrary = true;
+                NodeRef nodeRef = inputNodeRef;
+                boolean isInDocLibrary = false;
+                NodeRef parent = nodeService.getPrimaryParent(nodeRef).getParentRef();
+                while (parent != null && !nodeService.getType(parent).equals(SiteModel.TYPE_SITE))
+                {
+                    String parentName = (String) nodeService.getProperty(parent, ContentModel.PROP_NAME);
+                    if (parentName.equalsIgnoreCase("documentlibrary"))
+                    {
+                        isInDocLibrary = true;
+                    }
+                    nodeRef = parent;
+                    if (nodeService.getPrimaryParent(nodeRef) != null)
+                    {
+                        parent = nodeService.getPrimaryParent(nodeRef).getParentRef();
+                    }
+                }
+                if (parent == null)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return nodeService.getType(parent).equals(SiteModel.TYPE_SITE) && isInDocLibrary;
+                }
             }
-            nodeRef = parent;
-            if (nodeService.getPrimaryParent(nodeRef) != null)
-            {
-                parent = nodeService.getPrimaryParent(nodeRef).getParentRef();
-            }
-        }
-        if (parent == null)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return nodeService.getType(parent).equals(SiteModel.TYPE_SITE) && isInDocLibrary;
-        }
+        });
+
     }
 
     public void setNamespaceService(NamespaceService namespaceService)
@@ -2008,4 +2017,27 @@ public class ImapServiceImpl implements ImapService, OnRestoreNodePolicy, OnCrea
             return message;
         }
     }    
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPathFromSites(final NodeRef ref)
+    {
+        return doAsSystem(new RunAsWork<String>()
+        {
+            @Override
+            public String doWork() throws Exception
+            {
+                String name = ((String) nodeService.getProperty(ref, ContentModel.PROP_NAME)).toLowerCase();
+                if (nodeService.getType(ref).equals(SiteModel.TYPE_SITE))
+                {
+                    return name;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    NodeRef parent = nodeService.getPrimaryParent(ref).getParentRef();
+                    return getPathFromSites(parent) + "/" + name;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file