diff --git a/internal/api/verify.go b/internal/api/verify.go
index ecacc1e9ac..9e1cafde41 100644
--- a/internal/api/verify.go
+++ b/internal/api/verify.go
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func (a *API) emailChangeVerify(r *http.Request, ctx context.Context, conn *stor
 				return terr
 			}
 		}
-		if terr := tx.Load(user, "Identities"); terr != nil {
+		if terr := tx.Load(user, models.Identity{}.TableName()); terr != nil {
 			return internalServerError("Error refetching identities").WithInternalError(terr)
 		}
 		if terr := user.ConfirmEmailChange(tx, zeroConfirmation); terr != nil {