diff --git a/app/controllers/api/account.php b/app/controllers/api/account.php
index aa447290bf..5b0454ded2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/account.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/account.php
@@ -2333,7 +2333,7 @@ App::put('/v1/account/verification')
         $dbForProject->deleteCachedDocument('users', $profile->getId());
 
         $events
-            ->setParam('userId', $user->getId())
+            ->setParam('userId', $userId)
             ->setParam('tokenId', $verificationDocument->getId())
         ;