diff --git a/internal/models/types.go b/internal/models/types.go
index a0c6e7e8..9e752b73 100644
--- a/internal/models/types.go
+++ b/internal/models/types.go
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ func (ip *IP) Scan(src interface{}) (err error) {
 	switch v := src.(type) {
 	case string:
 		value = v
+	case []byte:
+		value = string(v)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid type %T for IP %v", src, src)
 	}
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ func (ip *NullIP) Scan(src interface{}) (err error) {
 	switch v := src.(type) {
 	case string:
 		value = v
+	case []byte:
+		value = string(v)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid type %T for NullIP %v", src, src)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/storage/sql_provider.go b/internal/storage/sql_provider.go
index 4d4b71ad..785ae619 100644
--- a/internal/storage/sql_provider.go
+++ b/internal/storage/sql_provider.go
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ func NewSQLProvider(config *schema.Configuration, name, driverName, dataSourceNa
 		sqlInsertAuthenticationAttempt:            fmt.Sprintf(queryFmtInsertAuthenticationLogEntry, tableAuthenticationLogs),
 		sqlSelectAuthenticationAttemptsByUsername: fmt.Sprintf(queryFmtSelect1FAAuthenticationLogEntryByUsername, tableAuthenticationLogs),
 
-		sqlInsertIdentityVerification:       fmt.Sprintf(queryFmtInsertIdentityVerification, tableIdentityVerification),
-		sqlConsumeIdentityVerification:      fmt.Sprintf(queryFmtConsumeIdentityVerification, tableIdentityVerification),
-		sqlSelectExistsIdentityVerification: fmt.Sprintf(queryFmtSelectExistsIdentityVerification, tableIdentityVerification),
+		sqlInsertIdentityVerification:  fmt.Sprintf(queryFmtInsertIdentityVerification, tableIdentityVerification),
+		sqlConsumeIdentityVerification: fmt.Sprintf(queryFmtConsumeIdentityVerification, tableIdentityVerification),
+		sqlSelectIdentityVerification:  fmt.Sprintf(queryFmtSelectIdentityVerification, tableIdentityVerification),
 
 		sqlUpsertTOTPConfig:  fmt.Sprintf(queryFmtUpsertTOTPConfiguration, tableTOTPConfigurations),
 		sqlDeleteTOTPConfig:  fmt.Sprintf(queryFmtDeleteTOTPConfiguration, tableTOTPConfigurations),
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ type SQLProvider struct {
 	sqlSelectAuthenticationAttemptsByUsername string
 
 	// Table: identity_verification.
-	sqlInsertIdentityVerification       string
-	sqlConsumeIdentityVerification      string
-	sqlSelectExistsIdentityVerification string
+	sqlInsertIdentityVerification  string
+	sqlConsumeIdentityVerification string
+	sqlSelectIdentityVerification  string
 
 	// Table: totp_configurations.
 	sqlUpsertTOTPConfig  string
@@ -245,11 +245,21 @@ func (p *SQLProvider) ConsumeIdentityVerification(ctx context.Context, jti strin
 
 // FindIdentityVerification checks if an identity verification record is in the database and active.
 func (p *SQLProvider) FindIdentityVerification(ctx context.Context, jti string) (found bool, err error) {
-	if err = p.db.GetContext(ctx, &found, p.sqlSelectExistsIdentityVerification, jti); err != nil {
+	verification := models.IdentityVerification{}
+	if err = p.db.GetContext(ctx, &verification, p.sqlSelectIdentityVerification, jti); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("error selecting identity verification exists: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return found, nil
+	switch {
+	case verification.Consumed != nil, verification.ExpiresAt.Before(time.Now()):
+		return false, nil
+	default:
+		return true, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // SaveTOTPConfiguration save a TOTP configuration of a given user in the database.
diff --git a/internal/storage/sql_provider_backend_postgres.go b/internal/storage/sql_provider_backend_postgres.go
index e70718dd..e371569b 100644
--- a/internal/storage/sql_provider_backend_postgres.go
+++ b/internal/storage/sql_provider_backend_postgres.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func NewPostgreSQLProvider(config *schema.Configuration) (provider *PostgreSQLPr
 	provider.sqlFmtRenameTable = provider.db.Rebind(provider.sqlFmtRenameTable)
 	provider.sqlSelectPreferred2FAMethod = provider.db.Rebind(provider.sqlSelectPreferred2FAMethod)
 	provider.sqlSelectUserInfo = provider.db.Rebind(provider.sqlSelectUserInfo)
-	provider.sqlSelectExistsIdentityVerification = provider.db.Rebind(provider.sqlSelectExistsIdentityVerification)
+	provider.sqlSelectIdentityVerification = provider.db.Rebind(provider.sqlSelectIdentityVerification)
 	provider.sqlInsertIdentityVerification = provider.db.Rebind(provider.sqlInsertIdentityVerification)
 	provider.sqlConsumeIdentityVerification = provider.db.Rebind(provider.sqlConsumeIdentityVerification)
 	provider.sqlSelectTOTPConfig = provider.db.Rebind(provider.sqlSelectTOTPConfig)
diff --git a/internal/storage/sql_provider_queries.go b/internal/storage/sql_provider_queries.go
index 1cb9de96..8da7c132 100644
--- a/internal/storage/sql_provider_queries.go
+++ b/internal/storage/sql_provider_queries.go
@@ -56,12 +56,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	queryFmtSelectExistsIdentityVerification = `
-		SELECT EXISTS (
-			SELECT id
-			FROM %s
-			WHERE jti = ? AND exp > CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AND consumed IS NULL
-		);`
+	queryFmtSelectIdentityVerification = `
+		SELECT id, jti, iat, issued_ip, exp, username, action, consumed, consumed_ip
+		FROM %s
+		WHERE jti = ?;`
 
 	queryFmtInsertIdentityVerification = `
 		INSERT INTO %s (jti, iat, issued_ip, exp, username, action)