diff --git a/src/controllers/AccountController.js b/src/controllers/AccountController.js
index 5209da0..51c91dc 100644
--- a/src/controllers/AccountController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/AccountController.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import AccountModel from '../models/AccountModel';
 import AccountValidator from '../validators/AccountValidator';
+import VerificationTokenController from './VerificationTokenController';
 import db from '../services/dbService';
 import models from '../models/models';
 import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs';
-import mailer from '../services/mailer';
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
+import mailer from '../services/mailer';
+import CategoryModel from '../models/CategoryModel';
 
 const AccountController = {
   async validateAccount(req, res) {
@@ -15,12 +17,22 @@ const AccountController = {
     const { rows } = await db.query(query, [req.query.token]);
 
     if (rows && rows.length > 0) {
-      // update account
-      // delete verification token
-      console.log(rows[0]);
-      res.status(200).send('validate endpoint hittered');
+      try {
+        const updatedAccount = await models.Account.update(
+          {isVerified: true},
+          {where: {id: rows[0].id}}
+        );
+
+        models.VerificationToken.destroy({
+          where: {account_id: rows[0].id}
+        });
+        return res.status(200).send({message: "email successfully verified"});
+      } catch(error) {
+        console.log('error updating account... '+error);
+        return res.status(500).send({message: "internal server error"});
+      }
     } else {
-      return res.status(400).send('Invalid token');
+      return res.status(400).send({message: "Unable to resolve email verification."});
     }
   },
 
@@ -45,13 +57,19 @@ const AccountController = {
         }
       });
 
-      const verificationToken = await bcrypt.hash(account.email, 10);
-      const verificationTokenModel = await models.VerificationToken.create({
-        token: verificationToken,
-        account_id: account.id,
-      });
+      const verificationTokenModel = await VerificationTokenController.create(req, res, account);
+      mailer.sendVerificationMessage(account.email, verificationTokenModel.token)
+        .catch(error => {
+          console.log(`error sending email: ${error}`);
+          return res.status(500).send({message: "Error sending email."});
+        });
 
-      mailer.sendVerificationMessage(account.email, verificationTokenModel.token);
+      CategoryModel.create({
+        body: {
+          name: "Groceries",
+        },
+        accountId: account.id
+      });
 
       const tokenExpiration = 24*60*60;
       const token = jwt.sign({id: account.id}, process.env.SECRET_KEY, {expiresIn: tokenExpiration});
@@ -88,7 +106,7 @@ const AccountController = {
     try {
       const result = await AccountModel.delete(req);
       if(result.rowCount === 0) {
-        return res.status(404).send({'message': 'category not found'});
+        return res.status(404).send({'message': 'account not found'});
       }
       return res.status(204).send({ 'message': 'deleted' });
     } catch(error) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/VerificationTokenController.js b/src/controllers/VerificationTokenController.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a53ea87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/VerificationTokenController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import models from '../models/models';
+import mailer from '../services/mailer';
+import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs';
+
+const VerificationTokenController = {
+  async resendEmailVerification(req, res) {
+    const account = await models.Account.findOne({
+      where: {email: req.query.email},
+      include: [{
+        model: models.VerificationToken,
+        as: "VerificationToken",
+      }],
+    });
+
+    if (account && account.VerificationToken) {
+      mailer.sendVerificationMessage(account.email, account.VerificationToken.token)
+        .then(() => {
+          return res.status(200).send({message: "Verification email sent."});
+        });
+    } else if (account) {
+      const newVerificationToken = await this.create(req, res, account);
+      mailer.sendVerificationMessage(account.email, newVerificationToken.token)
+        .then(() => {
+          return res.status(200).send({message: "Verification email sent."});
+        });
+    } else {
+      return res.status(404).send({message: "Account not found for given email."});
+    }
+  },
+
+  async create(req, res, account) {
+    const newToken = await bcrypt.hash(account.email, 10);
+    return models.VerificationToken.create({
+        token: newToken,
+        account_id: account.id
+      })
+      .catch(error => {
+        console.log(`error creating verification token: ${error}`);
+        return res.status(500).send({message: "Internal Server error."});
+      });
+  }
+}
+
+export default VerificationTokenController;
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diff --git a/src/db/db.sql b/src/db/db.sql
index 5a8e688..0fdbc0b 100644
--- a/src/db/db.sql
+++ b/src/db/db.sql
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
   email text UNIQUE, 
   password text, 
   created_date timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(), 
-  modified_date timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+  updated_at timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
   );
 
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION trigger_set_timestamp()
   RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
   BEGIN
-    NEW.modified_date = NOW();
+    NEW.updated_at = NOW();
     RETURN NEW;
   END;
   $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index bb9239b..075272f 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Report from '../controllers/Report';
 import AccountController from '../controllers/AccountController';
 import authMiddleware from '../services/authMiddleware';
 import { apiRegisterLimiter, apiLoginLimiter } from '../services/rateLimitMiddleware';
+import VerificationTokenController from '../controllers/VerificationTokenController';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -14,9 +15,11 @@ router.get('/', (req, res) => {
 
 router.post('/api/v1/register', apiRegisterLimiter, AccountController.create);
 router.post('/api/v1/login', apiLoginLimiter, AccountController.login);
-router.delete('/api/v1/accounts/:id', authMiddleware.validateToken, AccountController.delete);
 router.get('/api/v1/verification', AccountController.validateAccount);
 
+router.delete('/api/v1/accounts/:id', authMiddleware.validateToken, AccountController.delete);
+router.get('/api/v1/registration/email', apiRegisterLimiter, VerificationTokenController.resendEmailVerification);
+
 router.post('/api/v1/expenses', authMiddleware.validateToken, ExpenseController.create);
 router.get('/api/v1/expenses', authMiddleware.validateToken, ExpenseController.getAll);
 router.get('/api/v1/expenses/:id', authMiddleware.validateToken, ExpenseController.getOne);
@@ -32,6 +35,4 @@ router.delete('/api/v1/categories/:id', authMiddleware.validateToken, CategoryCo
 router.get('/api/v1/reports/recent', authMiddleware.validateToken, ExpenseController.getRecentExpenses);
 router.post('/api/v1/reports/monthly', authMiddleware.validateToken, Report.getMonthly);
 
-// router.post('/api/v1/mail', AccountController.mail);
-
 export default router;
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