diff --git a/src/api/identity.rs b/src/api/identity.rs
index 86cdd471..a42250b5 100644
--- a/src/api/identity.rs
+++ b/src/api/identity.rs
@@ -744,26 +744,25 @@ async fn register_verification_email(
 
     let should_send_mail = CONFIG.mail_enabled() && CONFIG.signups_verify();
 
-    if User::find_by_mail(&data.email, &mut conn).await.is_some() {
-        if should_send_mail {
-            // There is still a timing side channel here in that the code
-            // paths that send mail take noticeably longer than ones that
-            // don't. Add a randomized sleep to mitigate this somewhat.
-            use rand::{rngs::SmallRng, Rng, SeedableRng};
-            let mut rng = SmallRng::from_os_rng();
-            let delta: i32 = 100;
-            let sleep_ms = (1_000 + rng.random_range(-delta..=delta)) as u64;
-            tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(sleep_ms)).await;
-        }
-        return Ok(RegisterVerificationResponse::NoContent(()));
-    }
-
     let token_claims =
         crate::auth::generate_register_verify_claims(data.email.clone(), data.name.clone(), should_send_mail);
     let token = crate::auth::encode_jwt(&token_claims);
 
     if should_send_mail {
-        mail::send_register_verify_email(&data.email, &token).await?;
+        if User::find_by_mail(&data.email, &mut conn).await.is_some() {
+            if should_send_mail {
+                // There is still a timing side channel here in that the code
+                // paths that send mail take noticeably longer than ones that
+                // don't. Add a randomized sleep to mitigate this somewhat.
+                use rand::{rngs::SmallRng, Rng, SeedableRng};
+                let mut rng = SmallRng::from_os_rng();
+                let delta: i32 = 100;
+                let sleep_ms = (1_000 + rng.random_range(-delta..=delta)) as u64;
+                tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(sleep_ms)).await;
+            }
+        } else {
+            mail::send_register_verify_email(&data.email, &token).await?;
+        }
 
         Ok(RegisterVerificationResponse::NoContent(()))
     } else {