diff --git a/core/server/services/settings/settings-bread-service.js b/core/server/services/settings/settings-bread-service.js
index f0f1cb2ba00b..e2e138d16935 100644
--- a/core/server/services/settings/settings-bread-service.js
+++ b/core/server/services/settings/settings-bread-service.js
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class SettingsBREADService {
             if (EMAIL_KEYS.includes(setting.key)) {
                 const email = setting.value;
                 const key = setting.key;
-                const hasChanged = getSetting(setting) !== email;
+                const hasChanged = getSetting(setting).value !== email;
 
                 if (await this.requiresEmailVerification({email, hasChanged})) {
                     emailsToVerify.push({email, key});
diff --git a/test/e2e-api/admin/__snapshots__/settings.test.js.snap b/test/e2e-api/admin/__snapshots__/settings.test.js.snap
index 7f57a0feab43..7727c5620c1c 100644
--- a/test/e2e-api/admin/__snapshots__/settings.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/e2e-api/admin/__snapshots__/settings.test.js.snap
@@ -916,6 +916,295 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`Settings API Edit does not trigger email verification flow if members_support_address remains the same 1: [body] 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "meta": Object {},
+  "settings": Array [
+    Object {
+      "key": "title",
+      "value": "[]",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "description",
+      "value": "Thoughts, stories and ideas",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "logo",
+      "value": "",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "cover_image",
+      "value": "https://static.ghost.org/v4.0.0/images/publication-cover.jpg",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "icon",
+      "value": "http://127.0.0.1:2369/content/images/size/w256h256/2019/07/icon.png",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "accent_color",
+      "value": "#FF1A75",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "locale",
+      "value": "ua",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "timezone",
+      "value": "Pacific/Auckland",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "codeinjection_head",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "codeinjection_foot",
+      "value": "",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "facebook",
+      "value": "ghost",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "twitter",
+      "value": "@ghost",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "navigation",
+      "value": "[{\\"label\\":\\"label1\\"}]",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "secondary_navigation",
+      "value": "[{\\"label\\":\\"Data & privacy\\",\\"url\\":\\"/privacy/\\"},{\\"label\\":\\"Contact\\",\\"url\\":\\"/contact/\\"},{\\"label\\":\\"Contribute →\\",\\"url\\":\\"/contribute/\\"}]",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "meta_title",
+      "value": "SEO title",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "meta_description",
+      "value": "SEO description",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "og_image",
+      "value": "http://127.0.0.1:2369/content/images/2019/07/facebook.png",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "og_title",
+      "value": "facebook title",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "og_description",
+      "value": "facebook description",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "twitter_image",
+      "value": "http://127.0.0.1:2369/content/images/2019/07/twitter.png",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "twitter_title",
+      "value": "twitter title",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "twitter_description",
+      "value": "twitter description",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "active_theme",
+      "value": "casper",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "is_private",
+      "value": false,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "password",
+      "value": "",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "public_hash",
+      "value": StringMatching /\\[a-z0-9\\]\\{30\\}/,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "default_content_visibility",
+      "value": "public",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "default_content_visibility_tiers",
+      "value": "[]",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "members_signup_access",
+      "value": "all",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "members_support_address",
+      "value": "support@example.com",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "stripe_secret_key",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "stripe_publishable_key",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "stripe_plans",
+      "value": "[]",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "stripe_connect_publishable_key",
+      "value": "pk_test_for_stripe",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "stripe_connect_secret_key",
+      "value": "••••••••",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "stripe_connect_livemode",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "stripe_connect_display_name",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "stripe_connect_account_id",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "members_monthly_price_id",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "members_yearly_price_id",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "portal_name",
+      "value": true,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "portal_button",
+      "value": true,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "portal_plans",
+      "value": "[\\"free\\"]",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "portal_products",
+      "value": "[]",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "portal_button_style",
+      "value": "icon-and-text",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "portal_button_icon",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "portal_button_signup_text",
+      "value": "Subscribe",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "mailgun_domain",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "mailgun_api_key",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "mailgun_base_url",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "email_track_opens",
+      "value": true,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "email_verification_required",
+      "value": false,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "amp",
+      "value": false,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "amp_gtag_id",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "firstpromoter",
+      "value": false,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "firstpromoter_id",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "labs",
+      "value": "{\\"members\\":true}",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "slack_url",
+      "value": "",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "slack_username",
+      "value": "New Slack Username",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "unsplash",
+      "value": false,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "shared_views",
+      "value": "[]",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "editor_default_email_recipients",
+      "value": "visibility",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "editor_default_email_recipients_filter",
+      "value": "all",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "members_enabled",
+      "value": true,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "members_invite_only",
+      "value": false,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "paid_members_enabled",
+      "value": true,
+    },
+    Object {
+      "key": "firstpromoter_account",
+      "value": null,
+    },
+  ],
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Settings API Edit does not trigger email verification flow if members_support_address remains the same 2: [headers] 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "access-control-allow-origin": "http://127.0.0.1:2369",
+  "cache-control": "no-cache, private, no-store, must-revalidate, max-stale=0, post-check=0, pre-check=0",
+  "content-length": "3376",
+  "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+  "etag": StringMatching /\\(\\?:W\\\\/\\)\\?"\\(\\?:\\[ !#-\\\\x7E\\\\x80-\\\\xFF\\]\\*\\|\\\\r\\\\n\\[\\\\t \\]\\|\\\\\\\\\\.\\)\\*"/,
+  "vary": "Origin, Accept-Encoding",
+  "x-cache-invalidate": "/*",
+  "x-powered-by": "Express",
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`Settings API Edit editing members_support_address triggers email verification flow 1: [body] 1`] = `
 Object {
   "meta": Object {
diff --git a/test/e2e-api/admin/settings.test.js b/test/e2e-api/admin/settings.test.js
index 8036ce8422ef..cf263d4cb329 100644
--- a/test/e2e-api/admin/settings.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e-api/admin/settings.test.js
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ describe('Settings API', function () {
                 .matchHeaderSnapshot({
                     etag: anyEtag
                 });
+
+            mockManager.assert.sentEmailCount(0);
         });
 
         it('removes image size prefixes when setting the icon', async function () {
@@ -197,6 +199,8 @@ describe('Settings API', function () {
             // Check if not changed (also check internal ones)
             const afterValue = settingsCache.get('icon');
             assert.equal(afterValue, 'http://127.0.0.1:2369/content/images/2019/07/icon.png');
+
+            mockManager.assert.sentEmailCount(0);
         });
 
         it('cannot edit uneditable settings', async function () {
@@ -215,6 +219,7 @@ describe('Settings API', function () {
                     const emailVerificationRequired = body.settings.find(setting => setting.key === 'email_verification_required');
                     assert.strictEqual(emailVerificationRequired.value, false);
                 });
+            mockManager.assert.sentEmailCount(0);
         });
 
         it('editing members_support_address triggers email verification flow', async function () {
@@ -237,12 +242,40 @@ describe('Settings API', function () {
                         sent_email_verification: ['members_support_address']
                     });
                 });
-            
+
+            mockManager.assert.sentEmailCount(1);  
             mockManager.assert.sentEmail({
                 subject: 'Verify email address',
                 to: 'support@example.com'
             });  
         });
+
+        it('does not trigger email verification flow if members_support_address remains the same', async function () {
+            await models.Settings.edit({
+                key: 'members_support_address',
+                value: 'support@example.com'
+            });
+
+            await agent.put('settings/')
+                .body({
+                    settings: [{key: 'members_support_address', value: 'support@example.com'}]
+                })
+                .expectStatus(200)
+                .matchBodySnapshot({
+                    settings: matchSettingsArray(CURRENT_SETTINGS_COUNT)
+                })
+                .matchHeaderSnapshot({
+                    etag: anyEtag
+                })
+                .expect(({body}) => {
+                    const membersSupportAddress = body.settings.find(setting => setting.key === 'members_support_address');
+                    assert.strictEqual(membersSupportAddress.value, 'support@example.com');
+
+                    assert.deepEqual(body.meta, {});
+                });
+
+            mockManager.assert.sentEmailCount(0);
+        });
     });
 
     describe('verify key update', function () {
@@ -263,6 +296,7 @@ describe('Settings API', function () {
                     const membersSupportAddress = body.settings.find(setting => setting.key === 'members_support_address');
                     assert.strictEqual(membersSupportAddress.value, 'support@example.com');
                 });
+            mockManager.assert.sentEmailCount(0);
         });
 
         it('cannot update invalid keys via token', async function () {