diff --git a/api/prisma/schema.prisma b/api/prisma/schema.prisma
index 00ad0dd1873..7100efac0e5 100644
--- a/api/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/api/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ model user {
   donationEmails                 String[] // Undefined | String[] (only possible for built in Types like String)
   email                          String
   emailAuthLinkTTL               DateTime? // Null | Undefined
-  emailVerified                  Boolean
+  emailVerified                  Boolean?
   emailVerifyTTL                 DateTime? // Null | Undefined
   externalId                     String
   githubProfile                  String? // Undefined
diff --git a/api/src/routes/protected/user.ts b/api/src/routes/protected/user.ts
index 385e7807a6f..1095f723fb2 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/protected/user.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/protected/user.ts
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ export const userGetRoutes: FastifyPluginCallbackTypebox = (
         const [flags, rest] = splitUser(user);
 
         const {
+          emailVerified,
           username,
           usernameDisplay,
           completedChallenges,
@@ -639,13 +640,14 @@ export const userGetRoutes: FastifyPluginCallbackTypebox = (
               calendar: getCalendar(
                 progressTimestamps as ProgressTimestamp[] | null
               ),
+              emailVerified: !!emailVerified,
               // This assertion is necessary until the database is normalized.
               points: getPoints(
                 progressTimestamps as ProgressTimestamp[] | null
               ),
               profileUI: normalizeProfileUI(profileUI),
               // TODO(Post-MVP) remove this and just use emailVerified
-              isEmailVerified: user.emailVerified,
+              isEmailVerified: !!emailVerified,
               joinDate: new ObjectId(user.id).getTimestamp().toISOString(),
               location: location ?? '',
               name: name ?? '',