diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
index 9f03ef728..1df96265f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
@@ -38,10 +38,19 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
 
     public function sendVerifyEmail(Request $request)
     {
-        if(EmailVerification::whereUserId(Auth::id())->count() !== 0) {
-            return redirect()->back()->with('status', 'A verification email has already been sent! Please check your email.');
+        $timeLimit = Carbon::now()->subDays(1)->toDateTimeString();
+        $recentAttempt = EmailVerification::whereUserId(Auth::id())
+          ->where('created_at', '>', $timeLimit)->count();
+        $exists = EmailVerification::whereUserId(Auth::id())->count();
+
+        if($recentAttempt == 1 && $exists == 1) {
+            return redirect()->back()->with('error', 'A verification email has already been sent recently. Please check your email, or try again later.');
+        } elseif ($recentAttempt == 0 && $exists !== 0) {
+            // Delete old verification and send new one.
+            EmailVerification::whereUserId(Auth::id())->delete();
         }
 
+
         $user = User::whereNull('email_verified_at')->find(Auth::id());
         $utoken = hash('sha512', $user->id);
         $rtoken = str_random(40);
@@ -60,14 +69,15 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
 
     public function confirmVerifyEmail(Request $request, $userToken, $randomToken)
     {
-        $verify = EmailVerification::where(DB::raw('BINARY user_token'), $userToken)
-          ->where(DB::raw('BINARY random_token'), $randomToken)
+        $verify = EmailVerification::where('user_token', $userToken)
+          ->where('random_token', $randomToken)
           ->firstOrFail();
+
         if(Auth::id() === $verify->user_id) {
           $user = User::find(Auth::id());
           $user->email_verified_at = Carbon::now();
           $user->save();
-          return redirect('/timeline');
+          return redirect('/');
         }
     }