diff --git a/backend-go/db/atproto.go b/backend-go/db/atproto.go
index 9407bfc..7c7ccca 100644
--- a/backend-go/db/atproto.go
+++ b/backend-go/db/atproto.go
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ func FindOrCreateUserFromAtproto(db *sql.DB, did, handle, email, avatar, linkToU
 		}
 
 		if updates {
-
-			_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE users SET username = ?, avatarUrl = ?, email = ? WHERE id = ?`,
+			_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE users SET username = ?, avatarUrl = ?, email = ?, emailVerified = 1 WHERE id = ?`,
 				user.Username, user.AvatarURL, user.Email, user.ID)
+		} else {
+			_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE users SET emailVerified = 1 WHERE id = ?`, user.ID)
 		}
 
 		UpdateLastLogin(db, user.ID)
@@ -119,10 +120,7 @@ func FindOrCreateUserFromAtproto(db *sql.DB, did, handle, email, avatar, linkToU
 	uid := cuid2.Generate()
 	now := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
 
-	emailVerified := 0
-	if email != "" {
-		emailVerified = 1
-	}
+	emailVerified := 1
 
 	_, err = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO users (id, email, username, avatarUrl, emailVerified, createdAt, lastLoginAt) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
 		uid, finalEmail, username, avatar, emailVerified, now, now)
diff --git a/backend-go/handlers/oauth.go b/backend-go/handlers/oauth.go
index 258dd16..fe9a3b4 100644
--- a/backend-go/handlers/oauth.go
+++ b/backend-go/handlers/oauth.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) OAuthCallback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		_, _ = h.DB.Exec(`UPDATE oauthAccounts SET accessToken = ? WHERE id = ?`, gothUser.AccessToken, existingAcc.ID)
 
+		h.DB.Exec(`UPDATE users SET emailVerified = 1 WHERE id = ?`, existingAcc.UserID)
+
 		if err := middleware.LoginUser(w, r, existingAcc.UserID); err != nil {
 			http.Redirect(w, r, "/?error=session-error", http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
 			return
@@ -78,6 +80,8 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) OAuthCallback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
+		h.DB.Exec(`UPDATE users SET emailVerified = 1 WHERE id = ?`, existingUser.ID)
+
 		if err := middleware.LoginUser(w, r, existingUser.ID); err != nil {
 			http.Redirect(w, r, "/?error=session-error", http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
 			return
@@ -95,16 +99,7 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) OAuthCallback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	verified := false
-	if v, ok := gothUser.RawData["verified"].(bool); ok && v {
-		verified = true
-	} else if v, ok := gothUser.RawData["email_verified"].(bool); ok && v {
-		verified = true
-	}
-
-	if verified {
-		_, _ = h.DB.Exec(`UPDATE users SET emailVerified = 1 WHERE id = ?`, userID)
-	}
+	_, _ = h.DB.Exec(`UPDATE users SET emailVerified = 1 WHERE id = ?`, userID)
 
 	err = db.CreateOAuthAccount(h.DB, cuid2.Generate(), provider, gothUser.UserID, userID, gothUser.AccessToken, gothUser.Name)
 	if err != nil {