diff --git a/client/src/pages/check-email.vue b/client/src/pages/check-email.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index d37e15f5..00000000
--- a/client/src/pages/check-email.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div class="check-email">
-    <main
-      class="check-email__content content"
-      data-cy="email-check">
-      <p class="content__instructions">Eine E-Mail ist auf dem Weg, bitte überprüfen Sie Ihr Postfach.</p>
-    </main>
-
-  </div>
-
-</template>
-
-<style scoped lang="scss">
-@import "@/styles/_variables.scss";
-
-.content__instructions {
-  margin-top: $medium-spacing;
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/client/src/pages/verify-email.vue b/client/src/pages/verify-email.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d4e26b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/verify-email.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="verify-email">
+    <main
+      class="verify-email__content content"
+      data-cy="verify-check">
+      <p class="content__instructions">Ihre Email ist noch nicht verifiziert. Bitte verifizieren Sie die Email für
+      ihr hep-Konto.</p>
+    </main>
+
+  </div>
+
+</template>
+
+<style scoped lang="scss">
+@import "@/styles/_variables.scss";
+
+.content__instructions {
+  margin-top: $medium-spacing;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/client/src/router/index.js b/client/src/router/index.js
index 406b3079..d4f74153 100644
--- a/client/src/router/index.js
+++ b/client/src/router/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import submission from '@/pages/studentSubmission';
 import Router from 'vue-router';
 import surveyPage from '@/pages/survey';
 import styleGuidePage from '@/pages/styleguide';
-import checkEmail from '@/pages/check-email';
+import verifyEmail from '@/pages/verify-email';
 import licenseActivation from '@/pages/license-activation';
 import joinClass from '@/pages/joinClass';
 import news from '@/pages/news';
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ const routes = [
     meta: {layout: LAYOUT_SIMPLE},
   },
   {
-    path: '/check-email',
-    component: checkEmail,
-    name: 'checkEmail',
+    path: '/verify-email',
+    component: verifyEmail,
+    name: 'verifyEmail',
     meta: {
       public: true,
       layout: 'public',
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const routes = [
         case 'email_not_verified':
           return '/verify-email';
         case 'no_valid_license':
-          return '/verify-email';
+          return '/license-activation';
         case 'success':
           if (window.localStorage && localStorage.getItem(postLoginRederictUrlKey)) {
             const redirectUrl = localStorage.getItem(postLoginRederictUrlKey);
diff --git a/server/oauth/hep_client.py b/server/oauth/hep_client.py
index 8214422a..8665c8aa 100644
--- a/server/oauth/hep_client.py
+++ b/server/oauth/hep_client.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class HepClient:
 
         def filter_valid_products(product):
 
-            if product['status'] != 'paid':
+            if product['status'] not in ['paid', 'new']:
                 return False
 
             expiry_delta = product['activated'] + timedelta(product['license']['duration'])
diff --git a/server/oauth/views.py b/server/oauth/views.py
index b9018a7c..d098f28f 100644
--- a/server/oauth/views.py
+++ b/server/oauth/views.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def authorize(request):
 
         user, status_msg = handle_user_and_verify_products(user_data, token)
         user.sync_with_hep_data(user_data)
-    except OAuthError:
+    except OAuthError as e:
         return redirect(f'/login-success?state={UNKNOWN_ERROR}')
 
     if user and status_msg != EMAIL_NOT_VERIFIED: