diff --git a/app/models/concerns/email_checkable.rb b/app/models/concerns/email_checkable.rb
index 67975e65a..3edb9614d 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/email_checkable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/email_checkable.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ module Concerns
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
     def email_verification
-      EmailAddressVerification.find_by(email: self.email)
+      EmailAddressVerification.find_or_create_by(email: self.email)
     end
 
     def billing_email_verification
       if self.attribute_names.include?('billing_email')
-        EmailAddressVerification.find_by(email: self.billing_email)
+        EmailAddressVerification.find_or_create_by(email: self.billing_email)
       else
         nil
       end
diff --git a/app/models/email_address_verification.rb b/app/models/email_address_verification.rb
index 15544e6e4..4fa523764 100644
--- a/app/models/email_address_verification.rb
+++ b/app/models/email_address_verification.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 class EmailAddressVerification < ApplicationRecord
 
+  RECENTLY_VERIFIED_PERIOD = 1.month
 
+  def recently_verified?
+    verified_at > Time.zone.now - RECENTLY_VERIFIED_PERIOD
+  end
+
+  def verify
+    validation_request = Truemail.validate(email)
+
+    update(verified_at: Time.zone.now) if validation_request.result.success
+  end
 end