diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/saml-config/saml-config-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/saml-config/saml-config-service.ts
index 270462165..df945d950 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/saml-config/saml-config-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/saml-config/saml-config-service.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ export const samlConfigServiceFactory = ({
         organizationSlug: organization.slug,
         authMethod: authProvider,
         hasExchangedPrivateKey: true,
+        aliasId: userAlias.id,
         authType: UserAliasType.SAML,
         isUserCompleted,
         ...(relayState
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v2/user-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v2/user-router.ts
index f4b02e7be..f7c0a11d3 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v2/user-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v2/user-router.ts
@@ -20,15 +20,12 @@ export const registerUserRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
       headers: z.object({
         referer: z.string().trim()
       }),
-      body: z.object({
-        username: z.string().trim()
-      }),
       response: {
         200: z.object({})
       }
     },
     handler: async (req) => {
-      await server.services.user.sendEmailVerificationCode(req.body.username, req.headers.referer);
+      await server.services.user.sendEmailVerificationCode(req.headers.referer);
       return {};
     }
   });
diff --git a/backend/src/services/user/user-service.ts b/backend/src/services/user/user-service.ts
index 55c9de185..6b450db62 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/user/user-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/user/user-service.ts
@@ -54,18 +54,22 @@ export const userServiceFactory = ({
   permissionService,
   userAliasDAL
 }: TUserServiceFactoryDep) => {
-  const sendEmailVerificationCode = async (username: string, referer: string) => {
+  const sendEmailVerificationCode = async (referer: string) => {
+    const url = new URL(referer);
+    const refererToken = url.searchParams.get("token");
+    if (!refererToken)
+      throw new BadRequestError({ name: "Failed to send email verification code due to no token on referer" });
+    const { authType, aliasId, username } = crypto.jwt().decode(refererToken) as {
+      authType: string;
+      aliasId: string;
+      username: string;
+    };
     // akhilmhdh: case sensitive email resolution
     const users = await userDAL.findUserByUsername(username);
     const user = users?.length > 1 ? users.find((el) => el.username === username) : users?.[0];
     if (!user) throw new NotFoundError({ name: `User with username '${username}' not found` });
     let { isEmailVerified } = user;
-    const url = new URL(referer);
-    const refererToken = url.searchParams.get("token");
-    if (!refererToken)
-      throw new BadRequestError({ name: "Failed to send email verification code due to no token on referer" });
-    const { authType } = crypto.jwt().decode(refererToken) as { authType: string };
-    const userAlias = await userAliasDAL.findOne({ userId: user.id, aliasType: authType });
+    const userAlias = await userAliasDAL.findOne({ userId: user.id, aliasType: authType, id: aliasId });
     if (userAlias) {
       isEmailVerified = userAlias.isEmailVerified;
     }