diff --git a/crates/api/src/local_user/verify_email.rs b/crates/api/src/local_user/verify_email.rs
index 4b6a8c928..813b68364 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/local_user/verify_email.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/local_user/verify_email.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ pub async fn verify_email(
   let site_view = SiteView::read_local(&mut context.pool()).await?;
   let token = data.token.clone();
   let verification = EmailVerification::read_for_token(&mut context.pool(), &token).await?;
+  let local_user_id = verification.local_user_id;
+  let local_user_view = LocalUserView::read(&mut context.pool(), local_user_id).await?;
+
+  // Check if their email has already been verified once, before this
+  let email_already_verified = local_user_view.local_user.email_verified;
 
   let form = LocalUserUpdateForm {
     // necessary in case this is a new signup
@@ -27,18 +32,16 @@ pub async fn verify_email(
     email: Some(Some(verification.email)),
     ..Default::default()
   };
-  let local_user_id = verification.local_user_id;
 
   LocalUser::update(&mut context.pool(), local_user_id, &form).await?;
 
   EmailVerification::delete_old_tokens_for_local_user(&mut context.pool(), local_user_id).await?;
 
-  // send out notification about registration application to admins if enabled
-  if site_view.local_site.application_email_admins {
-    let local_user = LocalUserView::read(&mut context.pool(), local_user_id).await?;
-
+  // Send out notification about registration application to admins if enabled, and the user hasn't
+  // already been verified.
+  if site_view.local_site.application_email_admins && !email_already_verified {
     send_new_applicant_email_to_admins(
-      &local_user.person.name,
+      &local_user_view.person.name,
       &mut context.pool(),
       context.settings(),
     )