diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 549d060c6..59be8ad02 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ class Config(object):
     NOTIFY_USER_ID = '6af522d0-2915-4e52-83a3-3690455a5fe6'
     INVITATION_EMAIL_TEMPLATE_ID = '4f46df42-f795-4cc4-83bb-65ca312f49cc'
     SMS_CODE_TEMPLATE_ID = '36fb0730-6259-4da1-8a80-c8de22ad4246'
-    EMAIL_VERIFY_CODE_TEMPLATE_ID = 'ece42649-22a8-4d06-b87f-d52d5d3f0a27'
+    EMAIL_2FA_TEMPLATE_ID = '299726d2-dba6-42b8-8209-30e1d66ea164'
+    NEW_USER_EMAIL_VERIFICATION_TEMPLATE_ID = 'ece42649-22a8-4d06-b87f-d52d5d3f0a27'
     PASSWORD_RESET_TEMPLATE_ID = '474e9242-823b-4f99-813d-ed392e7f1201'
     ALREADY_REGISTERED_EMAIL_TEMPLATE_ID = '0880fbb1-a0c6-46f0-9a8e-36c986381ceb'
     CHANGE_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_TEMPLATE_ID = 'eb4d9930-87ab-4aef-9bce-786762687884'
diff --git a/app/user/rest.py b/app/user/rest.py
index 285057225..68ca8d943 100644
--- a/app/user/rest.py
+++ b/app/user/rest.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def send_user_email_code(user_id):
 
     create_user_code(user_to_send_to, uuid.uuid4(), EMAIL_TYPE)
 
-    template = dao_get_template_by_id(current_app.config['EMAIL_CODE_TEMPLATE_ID'])
+    template = dao_get_template_by_id(current_app.config['EMAIL_2FA_TEMPLATE_ID'])
     personalisation = {'url': _create_2fa_url(user_to_send_to)},
 
     create_2fa_code(template, user_to_send_to.email_address, personalisation)
@@ -238,13 +238,13 @@ def send_user_confirm_new_email(user_id):
 
 
 @user_blueprint.route('/<uuid:user_id>/email-verification', methods=['POST'])
-def send_user_email_verification(user_id):
+def send_new_user_email_verification(user_id):
     # when registering, we verify all users' email addresses using this function
     user_to_send_to = get_user_by_id(user_id=user_id)
     secret_code = create_secret_code()
     create_user_code(user_to_send_to, secret_code, 'email')
 
-    template = dao_get_template_by_id(current_app.config['EMAIL_VERIFY_CODE_TEMPLATE_ID'])
+    template = dao_get_template_by_id(current_app.config['NEW_USER_EMAIL_VERIFICATION_TEMPLATE_ID'])
     service = Service.query.get(current_app.config['NOTIFY_SERVICE_ID'])
 
     saved_notification = persist_notification(
diff --git a/tests/app/conftest.py b/tests/app/conftest.py
index e03b2b7dd..999e319c0 100644
--- a/tests/app/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/app/conftest.py
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ def email_verification_template(notify_db,
     return create_custom_template(
         service=service,
         user=user,
-        template_config_name='EMAIL_VERIFY_CODE_TEMPLATE_ID',
+        template_config_name='NEW_USER_EMAIL_VERIFICATION_TEMPLATE_ID',
         content='((user_name)) use ((url)) to complete registration',
         template_type='email'
     )
diff --git a/tests/app/user/test_rest_verify.py b/tests/app/user/test_rest_verify.py
index 492a305b4..674f4cb4b 100644
--- a/tests/app/user/test_rest_verify.py
+++ b/tests/app/user/test_rest_verify.py
@@ -261,14 +261,14 @@ def test_send_sms_code_returns_204_when_too_many_codes_already_created(client, s
     assert VerifyCode.query.count() == 10
 
 
-def test_send_user_email_verification(client,
-                                      sample_user,
-                                      mocker,
-                                      email_verification_template):
+def test_send_new_user_email_verification(client,
+                                          sample_user,
+                                          mocker,
+                                          email_verification_template):
     mocked = mocker.patch('app.celery.provider_tasks.deliver_email.apply_async')
     auth_header = create_authorization_header()
     resp = client.post(
-        url_for('user.send_user_email_verification', user_id=str(sample_user.id)),
+        url_for('user.send_new_user_email_verification', user_id=str(sample_user.id)),
         data=json.dumps({}),
         headers=[('Content-Type', 'application/json'), auth_header])
     assert resp.status_code == 204
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def test_send_email_verification_returns_404_for_bad_input_data(client, notify_d
     uuid_ = uuid.uuid4()
     auth_header = create_authorization_header()
     resp = client.post(
-        url_for('user.send_user_email_verification', user_id=uuid_),
+        url_for('user.send_new_user_email_verification', user_id=uuid_),
         data=json.dumps({}),
         headers=[('Content-Type', 'application/json'), auth_header])
     assert resp.status_code == 404