diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/cleanup/Main.vue b/packages/frontend/src/cleanup/Main.vue
index 8dfe00570..579e73f65 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/cleanup/Main.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/cleanup/Main.vue
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
     </v-app-bar>
     <v-main class="background">
       <email-verification-banner
-        v-if="!user.verified"
+        v-if="user && !user.verified"
         :user="user"
-        class="my-2 mx-4"
+        class="my-2 mx-4 email-banner"
       ></email-verification-banner>
       <v-container fluid class="px-4">
         <transition name="fade">
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ export default {
     SearchBar: () => import('@/cleanup/components/common/SearchBar'),
     GlobalToast: () => import('@/cleanup/components/common/GlobalToast'),
     GlobalLoading: () => import('@/cleanup/components/common/GlobalLoading'),
-    EmailVerificationBanner: () => {
-      return import('@/cleanup/components/user/EmailVerificationBanner')
-    }
+    EmailVerificationBanner: () => import('@/cleanup/components/user/EmailVerificationBanner')
   },
   apollo: {
     serverInfo: {
@@ -205,4 +203,7 @@ export default {
   opacity: 0.5;
   width: 0px;
 }
+.email-banner {
+  z-index: 2;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/emails/rest/index.js b/packages/server/modules/emails/rest/index.js
index 7be455ff1..91c880e78 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/emails/rest/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/emails/rest/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const knex = require( `${appRoot}/db/knex` )
 
 const { getUserByEmail } = require( `${appRoot}/modules/core/services/users` )
 const { contextMiddleware } = require( `${appRoot}/modules/shared` )
-const { sendEmailVerification } = require( '../services/verification' )
+const { sendEmailVerification, isVerificationValid } = require( '../services/verification' )
 
 const Verifications = () => knex( 'email_verifications' )
 const Users = () => knex( 'users' )
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ module.exports = ( app ) => {
 
         return res.status( 200 ).send( 'Email verification initiated.' )
       } catch ( error ) {
+        if ( error.message.includes( 'You already have a valid' ) ) 
+          return res.status( 400 ).send( error.message )
         return res.status( 500 ).send( error.message )
       }
     },
@@ -51,8 +53,7 @@ module.exports = ( app ) => {
       return res.status( 404 ).send( 'No verification with this token.' )
     }
 
-    const timeDiff = Math.abs( Date.now() - new Date( verification.createdAt ) )
-    if ( timeDiff > 8.64e+7 ) {
+    if ( !isVerificationValid( verification ) ) {
       return res
         .status( 400 )
         .send( 'Verification expired, please request a new one.' )
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/emails/services/verification.js b/packages/server/modules/emails/services/verification.js
index c64286475..a58fdae41 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/emails/services/verification.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/emails/services/verification.js
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ const sendEmailVerification = async ( { recipient } ) => {
   // we need to validate email here, since we'll send it out,
   // even if technically there is no chance ATM that an incorrect addr comes in
   const serverInfo = await getServerInfo()
+  const existingVerifications = await Verifications()
+    .where( { 'email': recipient } )
+  if ( existingVerifications.some( ver => isVerificationValid( ver ) ) ) 
+    throw new Error( 'You already have a valid verification message, please check your inbox' )
   const verificationId = await createEmailVerification( { 'email': recipient } )
   const verificationLink = new URL(
     `auth/verifyemail?t=${verificationId}`, process.env.CANONICAL_URL,
@@ -27,6 +31,11 @@ const sendEmailVerification = async ( { recipient } ) => {
   } )
 }
 
+const isVerificationValid = ( { createdAt } ) => {
+  const timeDiff = Math.abs( Date.now() - new Date( createdAt ) )
+  return timeDiff < 8.64e+7
+}
+
 const prepareMessage = async ( { verificationLink, serverInfo } ) => {
   const subject = `Speckle Server ${serverInfo.name} email verification`
   const text = `
@@ -90,4 +99,4 @@ const createEmailVerification = async ( { email } ) => {
   return verification.id
 }
 
-module.exports = { sendEmailVerification }
+module.exports = { sendEmailVerification, isVerificationValid }
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/emails/tests/verifications.spec.js b/packages/server/modules/emails/tests/verifications.spec.js
index ace6d48fc..b2e2404cc 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/emails/tests/verifications.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/emails/tests/verifications.spec.js
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ describe( 'Email verifications @emails', () => {
 
       expect( sentResult.message ).to.contain( expectedVerificationUrl )
 
+      await Verifications( ).where( { id: ver.id } ).del()
+
       await request( expressApp )
         .post( '/auth/emailverification/request' )
         .send( { email: userA.email } )
@@ -87,6 +89,23 @@ describe( 'Email verifications @emails', () => {
           .set( 'Authorization', userB.token )
           .expect( 403 )
       } )
+    it( 'Should not create a new verification while the previous is valid', async () => {
+      await request( expressApp )
+        .post( '/auth/emailverification/request' )
+        .send( { email: userA.email } )
+        .set( 'Authorization', userA.token )
+        .expect( 400 )
+    } )
+    it( 'Should create a new verification if the previous is invalid', async () => {
+      await Verifications().where( { email: userA.email } )
+        .update( { createdAt: new Date( 0 ) } )
+
+      await request( expressApp )
+        .post( '/auth/emailverification/request' )
+        .send( { email: userA.email } )
+        .set( 'Authorization', userA.token )
+        .expect( 200 )
+    } )
   } )
   describe( 'Use email verification', () => {
     it( 'Should not verify without a token', async () => {
@@ -125,7 +144,7 @@ describe( 'Email verifications @emails', () => {
       expect( verifications ).to.have.lengthOf( 2 )
 
       await request( expressApp )
-        .get( `/auth/verifyemail?t=${verifications[0].id}` )
+        .get( `/auth/verifyemail?t=${verifications[1].id}` )
         .expect( 302 )
 
       verifications = await Verifications().where( { email: userA.email } )