diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/authentication/requiredactions/UpdateEmail.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/authentication/requiredactions/UpdateEmail.java
index 5e040342a58..f67590d7863 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/authentication/requiredactions/UpdateEmail.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/authentication/requiredactions/UpdateEmail.java
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ public class UpdateEmail implements RequiredActionProvider, RequiredActionFactor
     private void setPendingEmailVerification(RequiredActionContext context, String email) {
         UserModel user = context.getUser();
         user.setSingleAttribute(UserModel.EMAIL_PENDING, email);
-        user.setEmailVerified(false);
     }
 
     private String getPendingEmailVerification(RequiredActionContext context) {
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/actions/RequiredActionUpdateEmailTestWithVerificationTest.java b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/actions/RequiredActionUpdateEmailTestWithVerificationTest.java
index 44feba651c1..6941a7e324c 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/actions/RequiredActionUpdateEmailTestWithVerificationTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/actions/RequiredActionUpdateEmailTestWithVerificationTest.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class RequiredActionUpdateEmailTestWithVerificationTest extends AbstractR
 		assertEquals("test-user@localhost", user.getEmail());
 		assertTrue(user.getRequiredActions().contains(UserModel.RequiredAction.UPDATE_EMAIL.name()));
         assertNotEquals(newEmail, user.getEmail());
-        assertFalse(user.isEmailVerified());
+        assertTrue(user.isEmailVerified());
         Map<String, List<String>> attributes = user.getAttributes();
         assertNotNull(attributes.get(UserModel.EMAIL_PENDING));
         assertEquals(1, attributes.get(UserModel.EMAIL_PENDING).size());