diff --git a/api/server/utils/emails/verifyEmail.handlebars b/api/server/utils/emails/verifyEmail.handlebars
index fa7757505..a6cc79c78 100644
--- a/api/server/utils/emails/verifyEmail.handlebars
+++ b/api/server/utils/emails/verifyEmail.handlebars
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
                               >
                                 <!--[if mso]><style>.v-button {background: transparent !important;}</style><![endif]-->
                                 <div align='left'>
-                                  <!--[if mso]><v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="href=&quot;{{verificationLink}}&quot;" style="height:37px; v-text-anchor:middle; width:114px;" arcsize="11%"  stroke="f" fillcolor="#10a37f"><w:anchorlock/><center style="color:#FFFFFF;"><![endif]-->
+                                  <!--[if mso]><v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="{{verificationLink}}" style="height:37px; v-text-anchor:middle; width:114px;" arcsize="11%"  stroke="f" fillcolor="#10a37f"><w:anchorlock/><center style="color:#FFFFFF;"><![endif]-->
                                   <a
                                     href='{{verificationLink}}'
                                     target='_blank'