diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index aa407f6..73af10c 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/create-users-2.4.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/create-users-2.5.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/create-users-2.4.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/resources">
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/create-users-2.5.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/resources">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.GWT_CONTAINER"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/create-users-2.4.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/create-users-2.5.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
index 9a8fb75..2c5613c 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/webapp" tag="defaultRootSource"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/resources"/>
-        <dependent-module archiveName="email-templates-library-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/email-templates-library/email-templates-library">
+        <dependent-module archiveName="email-templates-library-1.2.1-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/email-templates-library/email-templates-library">
             <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
         </dependent-module>
         <dependent-module archiveName="gcube-widgets-2.2.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/gcube-widgets/gcube-widgets">
diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
index 7afb4e0..bdc2063 100644
--- a/distro/changelog.xml
+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <ReleaseNotes>
+	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets.admin.create-users.2-5-0">
+		<Change>The created account now automatic set email as verified
+		</Change>
+	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets.admin.create-users.2-4-0"
 		date="2017-05-17">
 		<Change>Ported to Java8</Change>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 86dfd40..6327fee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.admin</groupId>
 	<artifactId>create-users</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>Create users portlet</name>
 	<description>
 		Create users portlet allows a VRE-Manager to enter user's personal data and automatically register he/she in the portal.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/createusers/server/CreateUsersImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/createusers/server/CreateUsersImpl.java
index 01923b6..4fdb152 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/createusers/server/CreateUsersImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/createusers/server/CreateUsersImpl.java
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
-
 import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
 import org.gcube.portal.mailing.message.Recipient;
 import org.gcube.portal.mailing.service.EmailTemplateService;
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.RemoteServiceServlet;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.dao.jdbc.DataAccess;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.PortalException;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
-import com.liferay.portal.kernel.mail.MailMessage;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.GetterUtil;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.PropsUtil;
 import com.liferay.portal.model.Company;
@@ -251,7 +248,9 @@ public class CreateUsersImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements HandleUsers
 									true); 	// force the password reset
 
 							// adding to the current VRE
-							userManager.assignUserToGroup(getCurrentGroupID(), userManager.getUserId(user.getUsername()));
+							long userId = userManager.getUserId(user.getUsername());
+							userManager.assignUserToGroup(getCurrentGroupID(), userId);
+							UserLocalServiceUtil.updateEmailAddressVerified(userId, true);
 							if (sendEmail)
 								sendEmailToUser(email);