diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
index 0adf061e7..13d5dc030 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
@@ -65,21 +65,18 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
 
     public function sendVerifyEmail(Request $request)
     {
-        $timeLimit = Carbon::now()->subDays(1)->toDateTimeString();
         $recentAttempt = EmailVerification::whereUserId(Auth::id())
-          ->where('created_at', '>', $timeLimit)->count();
-        $exists = EmailVerification::whereUserId(Auth::id())->count();
+          ->whereDate('created_at', '>', now()->subHours(12))->count();
 
-        if ($recentAttempt == 1 && $exists == 1) {
+        if ($recentAttempt > 0) {
             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();
-        }
+        } 
+
+        EmailVerification::whereUserId(Auth::id())->delete();
 
         $user = User::whereNull('email_verified_at')->find(Auth::id());
-        $utoken = hash('sha512', $user->id);
-        $rtoken = str_random(40);
+        $utoken = str_random(40);
+        $rtoken = str_random(128);
 
         $verify = new EmailVerification();
         $verify->user_id = $user->id;
@@ -99,12 +96,16 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
           ->where('random_token', $randomToken)
           ->firstOrFail();
 
-        if (Auth::id() === $verify->user_id) {
+        if (Auth::id() === $verify->user_id &&
+          $verify->user_token === $userToken &&
+          $verify->random_token === $randomToken) {
             $user = User::find(Auth::id());
             $user->email_verified_at = Carbon::now();
             $user->save();
 
             return redirect('/');
+        } else {
+            abort(403);
         }
     }