diff --git a/app/auth/views.py b/app/auth/views.py
index 82c528537119963b195b9770d2244741fff84c22..b09c1f5dc8d52a6ab923019153cd9072213d9e3b 100644
--- a/app/auth/views.py
+++ b/app/auth/views.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ def profile():
             current_user.confirmed = False
             db.session.add(current_user)
         db.session.commit()
+        resend_confirmation()
         return redirect(url_for('auth.profile'))
     return render_template('auth/profile.html.j2', form=form,
                            title='Profile')
diff --git a/app/templates/auth/email/confirm.html.j2 b/app/templates/auth/email/confirm.html.j2
index 599c4787ceb4c7f5b1e29a5f2a6bfc9992e4d215..82ce9240745ba97dc3408746cd17a1da642021b5 100644
--- a/app/templates/auth/email/confirm.html.j2
+++ b/app/templates/auth/email/confirm.html.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <p>Dear {{ user.username }},</p>
-<p>Welcome to <b>Opaque</b>!</p>
 <p>To confirm your account please <a href="{{ url_for('auth.confirm', token=token, _external=True) }}">click here</a>.</p>
 <p>Alternatively, you can paste the following link in your browser's address bar:</p>
 <p>{{ url_for('auth.confirm', token=token, _external=True) }}</p>
diff --git a/app/templates/auth/email/confirm.txt.j2 b/app/templates/auth/email/confirm.txt.j2
index 5ba0670b9a2c596d5120f3faf3b03ddb1216557f..6421b7d01f57d69bd57c151e4ffc1b2f8c705644 100644
--- a/app/templates/auth/email/confirm.txt.j2
+++ b/app/templates/auth/email/confirm.txt.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 Dear {{ user.username }},
 
-Welcome to Opaque!
-
 To confirm your account please click on the following link:
 {{ url_for('auth.confirm', token=token, _external=True) }}