diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/authentication/authenticators/broker/IdpEmailVerificationAuthenticator.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/authentication/authenticators/broker/IdpEmailVerificationAuthenticator.java
index ca841d02f0..d118634417 100755
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/authentication/authenticators/broker/IdpEmailVerificationAuthenticator.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/authentication/authenticators/broker/IdpEmailVerificationAuthenticator.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class IdpEmailVerificationAuthenticator extends AbstractIdpAuthenticator
         UriInfo uriInfo = session.getContext().getUri();
         AuthenticationSessionModel authSession = context.getAuthenticationSession();
 
-        int validityInSecs = realm.getActionTokenGeneratedByAdminLifespan();
+        int validityInSecs = realm.getActionTokenGeneratedByUserLifespan();
         int absoluteExpirationInSecs = Time.currentTime() + validityInSecs;
 
         EventBuilder event = context.getEvent().clone().event(EventType.SEND_IDENTITY_PROVIDER_LINK)