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diff --git a/widgets/maildir.lua b/widgets/maildir.lua
index 246341f..79d28b5 100644
--- a/widgets/maildir.lua
+++ b/widgets/maildir.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 --]]
 
 local newtimer        = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
+local read_pipe       = require("lain.helpers").read_pipe
+local spairs          = require("lain.helpers").spairs
 
 local wibox           = require("wibox")
 
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@ local os              = { getenv = os.getenv }
 local pairs           = pairs
 local string          = { len    = string.len,
                           match  = string.match }
-local table           = { sort   = table.sort }
 
 local setmetatable    = setmetatable
 
@@ -50,10 +51,9 @@ local function worker(args)
                 -- match files that begin with a dot.
                 -- Afterwards the length of this string is the number of
                 -- new mails in that box.
-                local np = io.popen("find " .. line ..
+                local mailstring = read_pipe("find " .. line ..
                                     "/new -mindepth 1 -type f " ..
                                     "-not -name '.*' -printf a")
-                local mailstring = np:read("*a")
 
                 -- Strip off leading mailpath.
                 local box = string.match(line, mailpath .. "/*([^/]+)")
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ local function worker(args)
             end
         until line == nil
 
-        table.sort(boxes)
+        p:close()
 
         newmail = "no mail"
-        --Count the total number of mails irrespective of where it was found
+        -- Count the total number of mails irrespective of where it was found
         total = 0
 
-        for box, number in pairs(boxes)
+        for box, number in spairs(boxes)
         do
             -- Add this box only if it's not to be ignored.
             if not util.element_in_table(box, ignore_boxes)