diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/auth.ts b/app/soapbox/actions/auth.ts
index e6ab20e9b..e21974116 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/auth.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/auth.ts
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ export const verifyCredentials = (token: string, accountUrl?: string) => {
         return account;
       } else {
         if (getState().me === null) dispatch(fetchMeFail(error));
-        dispatch({ type: VERIFY_CREDENTIALS_FAIL, token, error, skipAlert: true });
-        return error;
+        dispatch({ type: VERIFY_CREDENTIALS_FAIL, token, error });
+        throw error;
       }
     });
   };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/verification/__tests__/registration.test.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/verification/__tests__/registration.test.tsx
index f82c0dab4..fbde2fce3 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/verification/__tests__/registration.test.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/verification/__tests__/registration.test.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('<Registration />', () => {
         mock.onPost('/api/v1/pepe/accounts').reply(200, {});
         mock.onPost('/api/v1/apps').reply(200, {});
         mock.onPost('/oauth/token').reply(200, {});
-        mock.onPost('/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials').reply(200, {});
+        mock.onGet('/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials').reply(200, { id: '123' });
         mock.onGet('/api/v1/instance').reply(200, {});
       });
     });