diff --git a/pykolab/auth/__init__.py b/pykolab/auth/__init__.py
--- a/pykolab/auth/__init__.py
+++ b/pykolab/auth/__init__.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
         else:
             return result
 
-    def find_recipient(self, address, domain=None):
+    def find_recipient(self, address, domain=None, search_attrs=None):
         """
             Find one or more entries corresponding to the recipient address.
         """
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
         if not self._auth or self._auth == None:
             self.connect(domain=domain)
 
-        result = self._auth.find_recipient(address)
+        result = self._auth.find_recipient(address, search_attrs=search_attrs)
 
         if isinstance(result, list) and len(result) == 1:
             return result[0]
diff --git a/pykolab/auth/ldap/__init__.py b/pykolab/auth/ldap/__init__.py
--- a/pykolab/auth/ldap/__init__.py
+++ b/pykolab/auth/ldap/__init__.py
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
 
         return _entry_dns
 
-    def find_recipient(self, address="*", exclude_entry_id=None):
+    def find_recipient(self, address="*", exclude_entry_id=None, search_attrs=None):
         """
             Given an address string or list of addresses, find one or more valid
             recipients.
@@ -684,6 +684,9 @@
 
             Specify an additional entry_id to exclude to exclude matches against
             the current entry.
+
+            In search_attrs you can specify list of search attributes. By default
+            mail_attributes are used.
         """
 
         self._bind()
@@ -700,13 +703,13 @@
             __filter_suffix = ""
 
         kolab_filter = self._kolab_filter()
-        recipient_address_attrs = self.config_get_list("mail_attributes")
-
-        result_attributes = []
 
-        for recipient_address_attr in recipient_address_attrs:
-            result_attributes.append(recipient_address_attr)
+        if search_attrs is not None:
+            recipient_address_attrs = search_attrs
+        else:
+            recipient_address_attrs = self.config_get_list("mail_attributes")
 
+        result_attributes = recipient_address_attrs
         result_attributes.append(self.config_get('unique_attribute'))
 
         _filter = "(|"
diff --git a/pykolab/cli/cmd_sync_mailhost_attrs.py b/pykolab/cli/cmd_sync_mailhost_attrs.py
--- a/pykolab/cli/cmd_sync_mailhost_attrs.py
+++ b/pykolab/cli/cmd_sync_mailhost_attrs.py
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@
     auth = Auth()
     auth.connect()
 
-    domains = auth.list_domains()
+    result_attribute = conf.get('cyrus-sasl', 'result_attribute')
+    if result_attribute is None:
+        result_attribute = 'mail'
 
+    domains = auth.list_domains()
     folders = imap.lm()
 
     imap_domains_not_domains = []
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@
                 recipient = auth.find_folder_resource(folder)
             else:
                 r_folder = '/'.join(folder.split('/')[1:])
-                recipient = auth.find_recipient(r_folder)
+                recipient = auth.find_recipient(r_folder, search_attrs=[result_attribute])
 
             if (isinstance(recipient, list)):
                 if len(recipient) > 1:
@@ -188,6 +191,6 @@
         if folder.startswith('shared/'):
             recipient = auth.find_folder_resource(folder)
         else:
-            recipient = auth.find_recipient('/'.join(folder.split('/')[1:]))
+            recipient = auth.find_recipient('/'.join(folder.split('/')[1:]), search_attrs=[result_attribute])
 
         print folder, server, recipient