diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/AuthController.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/AuthController.java
index 7862ae7..f833d78 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/AuthController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/AuthController.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class AuthController {
     }
 
     @PostMapping("/verify")
-    public ResponseEntity<Void> verifyEmail(@RequestParam("token") String token) {
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> verifyEmail(@RequestParam("token") String token) throws MessagingException, IOException {
          if (authService.verifyEmail(token)) {
              return ResponseEntity.badRequest().build();
          }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/service/AuthService.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/service/AuthService.java
index 714b7f3..f51ff83 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/service/AuthService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/service/AuthService.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class AuthService {
         );
     }
 
-    public Boolean verifyEmail(String token) {
+    public Boolean verifyEmail(String token) throws MessagingException, IOException {
         Optional<UserEntity> optionalUser = userService.getUserByVerificationToken(token);
 
         if(!optionalUser.isPresent()) {
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public class AuthService {
         user.setEmailVerified(true);
         user.setVerificationToken(null);
         userService.saveUser(user);
+        this.emailService.sendWelcomeEmail(user);
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/service/EmailService.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/service/EmailService.java
index 348fafd..4d83262 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/service/EmailService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/security/service/EmailService.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
-import java.util.List;
 
 @Service
 public class EmailService {
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ public class EmailService {
         mailSender.send(message);
     }
 
-    public void sendRegistrationEmail(UserEntity user) throws IOException, MessagingException {
+    public void sendWelcomeEmail(UserEntity user) throws IOException, MessagingException {
         String template = loadTemplate("email/welcome.html");
         String htmlContent = template
                 .replace("${username}", user.getUsername())