diff --git a/app/main/views/verify.py b/app/main/views/verify.py
index 5bee7b0f3..b076bb5c6 100644
--- a/app/main/views/verify.py
+++ b/app/main/views/verify.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def verify_email(token):
             abort(404)
 
         if user.is_active():
-            flash("You have already verified your email address.")
+            flash("That verification link has expired.")
             return redirect(url_for('main.sign_in'))
 
         session['user_details'] = {"email": user.email_address, "id": user.id}
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_verify.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_verify.py
index 0fe35c533..58b4f6301 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_verify.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_verify.py
@@ -146,4 +146,4 @@ def test_verify_email_redirects_to_sign_in_if_user_active(app_,
             page = BeautifulSoup(response.data.decode('utf-8'), 'html.parser')
             assert page.h1.text == 'Sign in'
             flash_banner = page.find('div', class_='banner-dangerous').string.strip()
-            assert flash_banner == "You have already verified your email address."
+            assert flash_banner == "That verification link has expired."