diff --git a/src/Core/AdminConsole/OrganizationFeatures/Organizations/InitPendingOrganizationCommand.cs b/src/Core/AdminConsole/OrganizationFeatures/Organizations/InitPendingOrganizationCommand.cs
index 0c2abea2e7..8f169a3862 100644
--- a/src/Core/AdminConsole/OrganizationFeatures/Organizations/InitPendingOrganizationCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Core/AdminConsole/OrganizationFeatures/Organizations/InitPendingOrganizationCommand.cs
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public class InitPendingOrganizationCommand : IInitPendingOrganizationCommand
         [
             _organizationRepository.BuildUpdateOrganizationAction(org),
             _organizationUserRepository.BuildConfirmOrganizationUserAction(orgUser),
-            _userRepository.BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(request.User),
+            _userRepository.BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(request.User.Id),
         ];
 
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.CollectionName))
diff --git a/src/Core/Repositories/IUserRepository.cs b/src/Core/Repositories/IUserRepository.cs
index ebeed39c83..740e76184b 100644
--- a/src/Core/Repositories/IUserRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Repositories/IUserRepository.cs
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ public interface IUserRepository : IRepository<User, Guid>
     /// <summary>
     /// Builds an action that verifies a user's email if not already verified.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="user">The user entity to verify</param>
+    /// <param name="userId">The user ID to verify</param>
     /// <returns>An action that can be executed within a transaction</returns>
-    OrganizationInitializationUpdateAction BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(User user);
+    OrganizationInitializationUpdateAction BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(Guid userId);
 }
 
 public delegate Task UpdateUserData(Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection? connection = null,
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure.Dapper/Repositories/UserRepository.cs b/src/Infrastructure.Dapper/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
index e2a3f680c3..3228c50a26 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure.Dapper/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure.Dapper/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
@@ -549,10 +549,16 @@ public class UserRepository : Repository<User, Guid>, IUserRepository
         }
     }
 
-    public OrganizationInitializationUpdateAction BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(User user)
+    public OrganizationInitializationUpdateAction BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(Guid userId)
     {
         return async (SqlConnection? connection, SqlTransaction? transaction, object? context) =>
         {
+            var user = (await connection!.QueryAsync<User>(
+                "[dbo].[User_ReadById]",
+                new { Id = userId },
+                commandType: CommandType.StoredProcedure,
+                transaction: transaction)).SingleOrDefault();
+
             if (user != null && !user.EmailVerified)
             {
                 user.EmailVerified = true;
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/Repositories/UserRepository.cs b/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
index 80e244b2a6..0693c5f4d2 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
@@ -576,17 +576,17 @@ public class UserRepository : Repository<Core.Entities.User, User, Guid>, IUserR
         }
     }
 
-    public OrganizationInitializationUpdateAction BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(Core.Entities.User user)
+    public OrganizationInitializationUpdateAction BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(Guid userId)
     {
         return async (SqlConnection? _, SqlTransaction? _, object? context) =>
         {
             var dbContext = (DatabaseContext)context!;
 
-            var efUser = await dbContext.Users.FindAsync(user.Id);
-            if (efUser != null && !efUser.EmailVerified)
+            var user = await dbContext.Users.FindAsync(userId);
+            if (user != null && !user.EmailVerified)
             {
-                efUser.EmailVerified = true;
-                efUser.RevisionDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
+                user.EmailVerified = true;
+                user.RevisionDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
                 await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
             }
diff --git a/test/Core.Test/AdminConsole/OrganizationFeatures/Organizations/InitPendingOrganizationCommandTests.cs b/test/Core.Test/AdminConsole/OrganizationFeatures/Organizations/InitPendingOrganizationCommandTests.cs
index 078d8a56a0..5809aa8c05 100644
--- a/test/Core.Test/AdminConsole/OrganizationFeatures/Organizations/InitPendingOrganizationCommandTests.cs
+++ b/test/Core.Test/AdminConsole/OrganizationFeatures/Organizations/InitPendingOrganizationCommandTests.cs
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ public class InitPendingOrganizationCommandTests
             .Returns(callInfo => new OrganizationInitializationUpdateAction((conn, trans, ctx) => Task.CompletedTask));
 
         sutProvider.GetDependency<IUserRepository>()
-            .BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(Arg.Any<User>())
+            .BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(user.Id)
             .Returns(new OrganizationInitializationUpdateAction((conn, trans, ctx) => Task.CompletedTask));
 
         sutProvider.GetDependency<ICollectionRepository>()
diff --git a/test/Infrastructure.IntegrationTest/AdminConsole/Repositories/OrganizationRepositoryTests.cs b/test/Infrastructure.IntegrationTest/AdminConsole/Repositories/OrganizationRepositoryTests.cs
index df081b9bd5..003ddcf166 100644
--- a/test/Infrastructure.IntegrationTest/AdminConsole/Repositories/OrganizationRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/test/Infrastructure.IntegrationTest/AdminConsole/Repositories/OrganizationRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public class OrganizationRepositoryTests
         {
             organizationRepository.BuildUpdateOrganizationAction(organization),
             organizationUserRepository.BuildConfirmOrganizationUserAction(organizationUser),
-            userRepository.BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(user)
+            userRepository.BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(user.Id)
         };
 
         var collection = new Collection
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public class OrganizationRepositoryTests
         {
             organizationRepository.BuildUpdateOrganizationAction(organization),
             organizationUserRepository.BuildConfirmOrganizationUserAction(organizationUser),
-            userRepository.BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(user)
+            userRepository.BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(user.Id)
         };
 
         // Execute all updates in single transaction
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ public class OrganizationRepositoryTests
         {
             organizationRepository.BuildUpdateOrganizationAction(organization),
             organizationUserRepository.BuildConfirmOrganizationUserAction(organizationUser),
-            userRepository.BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(user),
+            userRepository.BuildVerifyUserEmailAction(user.Id),
             // Add a failing action to trigger rollback
             (Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection? _, Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlTransaction? _, object? __) =>
             {