diff --git a/apps/login/src/app/(login)/authenticator/set/page.tsx b/apps/login/src/app/(login)/authenticator/set/page.tsx
index 3e1b49eed0..63704b87eb 100644
--- a/apps/login/src/app/(login)/authenticator/set/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/login/src/app/(login)/authenticator/set/page.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { UserAvatar } from "@/components/user-avatar";
 import { getSessionCookieById } from "@/lib/cookies";
 import { getServiceUrlFromHeaders } from "@/lib/service-url";
 import { loadMostRecentSession } from "@/lib/session";
+import { checkUserVerification } from "@/lib/verify-helper";
 import {
   getActiveIdentityProviders,
   getBrandingSettings,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 import { Session } from "@zitadel/proto/zitadel/session/v2/session_pb";
 import { getLocale, getTranslations } from "next-intl/server";
 import { headers } from "next/headers";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 
 export default async function Page(props: {
   searchParams: Promise<Record<string | number | symbol, string | undefined>>;
@@ -92,20 +94,49 @@ export default async function Page(props: {
     });
   }
 
-  if (!sessionWithData) {
+  if (
+    !sessionWithData ||
+    !sessionWithData.factors ||
+    !sessionWithData.factors.user
+  ) {
     return <Alert>{tError("unknownContext")}</Alert>;
   }
 
   const branding = await getBrandingSettings({
     serviceUrl,
-    organization: sessionWithData.factors?.user?.organizationId,
+    organization: sessionWithData.factors.user?.organizationId,
   });
 
   const loginSettings = await getLoginSettings({
     serviceUrl,
-    organization: sessionWithData.factors?.user?.organizationId,
+    organization: sessionWithData.factors.user?.organizationId,
   });
 
+  // check if user was verified recently
+  const isUserVerified = await checkUserVerification(
+    sessionWithData.factors.user?.id,
+  );
+
+  if (!isUserVerified) {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams({
+      loginName: sessionWithData.factors.user.loginName as string,
+      send: "true", // set this to true to request a new code immediately
+    });
+
+    if (requestId) {
+      params.append("requestId", requestId);
+    }
+
+    if (organization || sessionWithData.factors.user.organizationId) {
+      params.append(
+        "organization",
+        organization ?? (sessionWithData.factors.user.organizationId as string),
+      );
+    }
+
+    redirect(`/verify?` + params);
+  }
+
   const identityProviders = await getActiveIdentityProviders({
     serviceUrl,
     orgId: sessionWithData.factors?.user?.organizationId,
diff --git a/apps/login/src/app/(login)/verify/page.tsx b/apps/login/src/app/(login)/verify/page.tsx
index fcbc4fd34a..121e250dc3 100644
--- a/apps/login/src/app/(login)/verify/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/login/src/app/(login)/verify/page.tsx
@@ -2,18 +2,11 @@ import { Alert, AlertType } from "@/components/alert";
 import { DynamicTheme } from "@/components/dynamic-theme";
 import { UserAvatar } from "@/components/user-avatar";
 import { VerifyForm } from "@/components/verify-form";
-import { VerifyRedirectButton } from "@/components/verify-redirect-button";
 import { sendEmailCode } from "@/lib/server/verify";
 import { getServiceUrlFromHeaders } from "@/lib/service-url";
 import { loadMostRecentSession } from "@/lib/session";
-import { checkUserVerification } from "@/lib/verify-helper";
-import {
-  getBrandingSettings,
-  getUserByID,
-  listAuthenticationMethodTypes,
-} from "@/lib/zitadel";
+import { getBrandingSettings, getUserByID } from "@/lib/zitadel";
 import { HumanUser, User } from "@zitadel/proto/zitadel/user/v2/user_pb";
-import { AuthenticationMethodType } from "@zitadel/proto/zitadel/user/v2/user_service_pb";
 import { getLocale, getTranslations } from "next-intl/server";
 import { headers } from "next/headers";
 
@@ -101,19 +94,6 @@ export default async function Page(props: { searchParams: Promise<any> }) {
     throw Error("Failed to get user id");
   }
 
-  let authMethods: AuthenticationMethodType[] | null = null;
-  if (human?.email?.isVerified) {
-    const authMethodsResponse = await listAuthenticationMethodTypes({
-      serviceUrl,
-      userId,
-    });
-    if (authMethodsResponse.authMethodTypes) {
-      authMethods = authMethodsResponse.authMethodTypes;
-    }
-  }
-
-  const hasValidUserVerificationCheck = await checkUserVerification(id);
-
   const params = new URLSearchParams({
     userId: userId,
     initial: "true", // defines that a code is not required and is therefore not shown in the UI
@@ -171,27 +151,15 @@ export default async function Page(props: { searchParams: Promise<any> }) {
           )
         )}
 
-        {/* show a button to setup auth method for the user otherwise show the UI for reverifying */}
-        {human?.email?.isVerified && hasValidUserVerificationCheck ? (
-          // show page for already verified users
-          <VerifyRedirectButton
-            userId={id}
-            loginName={loginName}
-            organization={organization}
-            requestId={requestId}
-            authMethods={authMethods}
-          />
-        ) : (
-          // check if auth methods are set
-          <VerifyForm
-            loginName={loginName}
-            organization={organization}
-            userId={id}
-            code={code}
-            isInvite={invite === "true"}
-            requestId={requestId}
-          />
-        )}
+        {/* always show the code form / TODO improve UI for email links which were already used (currently we get an error code 3 due being reused) */}
+        <VerifyForm
+          loginName={loginName}
+          organization={organization}
+          userId={id}
+          code={code}
+          isInvite={invite === "true"}
+          requestId={requestId}
+        />
       </div>
     </DynamicTheme>
   );
diff --git a/apps/login/src/components/verify-redirect-button.tsx b/apps/login/src/components/verify-redirect-button.tsx
index 009dda3ffd..c968da86df 100644
--- a/apps/login/src/components/verify-redirect-button.tsx
+++ b/apps/login/src/components/verify-redirect-button.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/server/verify";
 import { AuthenticationMethodType } from "@zitadel/proto/zitadel/user/v2/user_service_pb";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { Alert, AlertType } from "./alert";
 import { BackButton } from "./back-button";
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export function VerifyRedirectButton({
   const [error, setError] = useState<string>("");
 
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const router = useRouter();
 
   async function submitAndContinue(): Promise<boolean | void> {
     setLoading(true);
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ export function VerifyRedirectButton({
       } as SendVerificationRedirectWithoutCheckCommand;
     }
 
-    await sendVerificationRedirectWithoutCheck(command)
+    const response = await sendVerificationRedirectWithoutCheck(command)
       .catch(() => {
         setError("Could not verify");
         return;
@@ -58,6 +60,16 @@ export function VerifyRedirectButton({
       .finally(() => {
         setLoading(false);
       });
+
+    if (response && "error" in response && response.error) {
+      setError(response.error);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (response && "redirect" in response && response.redirect) {
+      router.push(response.redirect);
+      return true;
+    }
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/apps/login/src/lib/server/verify.ts b/apps/login/src/lib/server/verify.ts
index 0ab4c5465d..88bb0139b3 100644
--- a/apps/login/src/lib/server/verify.ts
+++ b/apps/login/src/lib/server/verify.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 "use server";
 
 import {
-  createInviteCode,
   getLoginSettings,
   getSession,
   getUserByID,
   listAuthenticationMethodTypes,
+  resendInviteCode,
   verifyEmail,
   verifyInviteCode,
   verifyTOTPRegistration,
@@ -71,14 +71,16 @@ export async function sendVerification(command: VerifyUserByEmailCommand) {
         serviceUrl,
         userId: command.userId,
         verificationCode: command.code,
-      }).catch(() => {
+      }).catch((error) => {
+        console.warn(error);
         return { error: "Could not verify invite" };
       })
     : await verifyEmail({
         serviceUrl,
         userId: command.userId,
         verificationCode: command.code,
-      }).catch(() => {
+      }).catch((error) => {
+        console.warn(error);
         return { error: "Could not verify email" };
       });
 
@@ -273,15 +275,11 @@ export async function resendVerification(command: resendVerifyEmailCommand) {
 
   const basePath = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_PATH ?? "";
 
-  // create a new invite whenever the resend is called
   return command.isInvite
-    ? createInviteCode({
+    ? resendInviteCode({
         serviceUrl,
         userId: command.userId,
-        urlTemplate:
-          `${host.includes("localhost") ? "http://" : "https://"}${host}${basePath}/verify?code={{.Code}}&userId={{.UserID}}&organization={{.OrgID}}&invite=true` +
-          (command.requestId ? `&requestId=${command.requestId}` : ""),
-      }) //resendInviteCode({ serviceUrl, userId: command.userId })
+      })
     : sendEmailCode({
         userId: command.userId,
         serviceUrl,