diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index 8b8679b1e..7a58d6225 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class User(Base):
 	chud = Column(Integer, default=0)
 	queen = Column(Integer, default=0)
 	chud_phrase = Column(String)
-	is_activated = Column(Boolean, default=False)
+	email_verified = Column(Boolean, default=False)
 	shadowbanned = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id"))
 	chudded_by = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id"))
 	over_18 = Column(Boolean, default=False)
diff --git a/files/helpers/stats.py b/files/helpers/stats.py
index e00e6909e..181c429b4 100644
--- a/files/helpers/stats.py
+++ b/files/helpers/stats.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def stats():
 			"users": "{:,}".format(g.db.query(User).count()),
 			"private users": "{:,}".format(g.db.query(User).filter_by(is_private=True).count()),
 			"banned users": "{:,}".format(g.db.query(User).filter(User.is_banned != None).count()),
-			"verified email users": "{:,}".format(g.db.query(User).filter_by(is_activated=True).count()),
+			"verified email users": "{:,}".format(g.db.query(User).filter_by(email_verified=True).count()),
 			"coins in circulation": "{:,}".format(g.db.query(func.sum(User.coins)).scalar()),
 			"total shop sales": "{:,}".format(g.db.query(func.sum(User.coins_spent)).scalar()),
 			"signups last 24h": "{:,}".format(g.db.query(User).filter(User.created_utc > day).count()),
diff --git a/files/routes/mail.py b/files/routes/mail.py
index 509a2ecad..ab49fb6d0 100644
--- a/files/routes/mail.py
+++ b/files/routes/mail.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from files.__main__ import app, limiter
 @limiter.limit(DEFAULT_RATELIMIT, deduct_when=lambda response: response.status_code < 400, key_func=get_ID)
 @auth_required
 def verify_email(v):
-	if v.is_activated:
+	if v.email_verified:
 		abort(400, "Email already verified!")
 
 	send_verification_email(v)
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ def activate(v):
 	if not validate_hash(f"{email}+{id}+{timestamp}", token):
 		abort(403)
 
-	if user.is_activated and user.email == email:
+	if user.email_verified and user.email == email:
 		abort(400, "Email already verified!")
 
 	user.email = email
-	user.is_activated = True
+	user.email_verified = True
 	claim_rewards_all_users()
 
 	badge_grant(user=user, badge_id=2)
diff --git a/files/routes/users.py b/files/routes/users.py
index 0b8582e50..5f64de3ae 100644
--- a/files/routes/users.py
+++ b/files/routes/users.py
@@ -1358,8 +1358,8 @@ def fp(v, fp):
 
 	v.fp = fp
 	users = g.db.query(User).filter(User.fp == fp, User.id != v.id).all()
-	if v.email and v.is_activated:
-		alts = g.db.query(User).filter(User.email == v.email, User.is_activated, User.id != v.id).all()
+	if v.email and v.email_verified:
+		alts = g.db.query(User).filter(User.email == v.email, User.email_verified, User.id != v.id).all()
 		if alts:
 			users += alts
 	for u in users:
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ def gumroad():
 @limiter.limit(DEFAULT_RATELIMIT, deduct_when=lambda response: response.status_code < 400, key_func=get_ID)
 @auth_required
 def settings_claim_rewards(v):
-	if not (v.email and v.is_activated):
+	if not (v.email and v.email_verified):
 		abort(400, f"You must have a verified email to verify {patron} status and claim your rewards!")
 
 	transactions = g.db.query(Transaction).filter_by(email=v.email, claimed=None).all()
diff --git a/files/templates/settings/security.html b/files/templates/settings/security.html
index 61df0e9d0..b6b12d314 100644
--- a/files/templates/settings/security.html
+++ b/files/templates/settings/security.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 							<label for="new-email" class="w-lg-25">Email</label>
 							<div class="w-lg-100">
 								<input autocomplete="off" class="form-control" id="new_email" {% if v.email %}placeholder="{{v.email}}"{% else %}placeholder="Your email"{% endif %} type="email" pattern='{{EMAIL_REGEX_PATTERN}}' name="new_email" required>
-								{% if v.email and not v.is_activated %}
+								{% if v.email and not v.email_verified %}
 									<div class="text-danger mt-1" id="email-verify-text">Email not verified. You will not be able to recover your account with this email until you verify it. <u><button type="button" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="postToastSwitch(this,'/verify_email');emailVerifyText()" class="text-primary font-weight-bold ml-1">Verify now.</button></u></div>
 								{% elif not v.email %}
 									<div class="text-danger mt-1" id="email-verify-text">Add an email to secure your account in case you forget your password.</div>
diff --git a/migrations/20230803-rename-is_activated-to-email_verified.sql b/migrations/20230803-rename-is_activated-to-email_verified.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..086e3404d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20230803-rename-is_activated-to-email_verified.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alter table users rename column is_activated to email_verified;
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
index 32e1d834c..5fa097b30 100644
--- a/schema.sql
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ CREATE TABLE public.users (
     created_utc integer NOT NULL,
     admin_level integer DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
     over_18 boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
-    is_activated boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
+    email_verified boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
     bio character varying(5000),
     bio_html character varying(20000),
     referred_by integer,
@@ -3074,4 +3074,3 @@ ALTER TABLE ONLY public.comments
 --
 -- PostgreSQL database dump complete
 --
-
diff --git a/seed-users.sql b/seed-users.sql
index cd9c566cf..f93db3d06 100644
--- a/seed-users.sql
+++ b/seed-users.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 INSERT INTO public.users (
-	username, passhash, created_utc, admin_level, over_18, is_activated, 
+	username, passhash, created_utc, admin_level, over_18, email_verified, 
 	original_username, defaultsorting, defaultsortingcomments, defaulttime, namecolor, titlecolor, theme, themecolor,
 	reddit, pronouns, verified, profileurl, highres,
 	marsify, last_viewed_post_notifs, last_viewed_log_notifs, last_viewed_reddit_notifs