diff --git a/api/changelog.d/social-account-linking.security.md b/api/changelog.d/social-account-linking.security.md
index ab468dbefb..74e9fd129a 100644
--- a/api/changelog.d/social-account-linking.security.md
+++ b/api/changelog.d/social-account-linking.security.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Social account linking now requires a verified matching email from both the identity provider and the existing user account
+Social account linking requires a verified matching email from both the identity provider and the existing user account without sending account connection notifications
diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/adapters.py b/api/src/backend/api/adapters.py
index d8c5b1b386..99ab88bf81 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/adapters.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/adapters.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import logging
-
 from allauth.account.models import EmailAddress
 from allauth.core.exceptions import ImmediateHttpResponse
 from allauth.socialaccount.adapter import DefaultSocialAccountAdapter
@@ -17,8 +15,6 @@ from api.utils import accept_invitation_for_user
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.http import HttpResponseForbidden
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
 
 class ProwlerSocialAccountAdapter(DefaultSocialAccountAdapter):
     @staticmethod
@@ -105,12 +101,6 @@ class ProwlerSocialAccountAdapter(DefaultSocialAccountAdapter):
                     raise ImmediateHttpResponse(HttpResponseForbidden())
                 sociallogin.connect(request, existing_user)
 
-    def send_notification_mail(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        try:
-            return super().send_notification_mail(*args, **kwargs)
-        except OSError:
-            logger.exception("Failed to send social account connection notification")
-
     def save_user(self, request, sociallogin, form=None):
         """
         Called after the user data is fully populated from the provider
diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_adapters.py b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_adapters.py
index 70cd055205..c86d3f5620 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_adapters.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_adapters.py
@@ -302,7 +302,9 @@ class TestProwlerSocialAccountAdapter:
 
         sociallogin.connect.assert_called_once_with(request, create_test_user)
 
-    def test_verified_social_account_link_notifies_owner(self, create_test_user, rf):
+    def test_verified_social_account_link_does_not_send_notification(
+        self, create_test_user, rf
+    ):
         _verify_local_email(create_test_user)
         sociallogin = _real_oauth_sociallogin(
             create_test_user,
@@ -318,34 +320,7 @@ class TestProwlerSocialAccountAdapter:
             uid="verified-google-account",
             user=create_test_user,
         ).exists()
-        assert len(mail.outbox) == 1
-        assert mail.outbox[0].to == [create_test_user.email]
-
-    def test_notification_delivery_failure_does_not_break_verified_link(
-        self, create_test_user, rf
-    ):
-        _verify_local_email(create_test_user)
-        sociallogin = _real_oauth_sociallogin(
-            create_test_user,
-            uid="verified-google-account-without-smtp",
-        )
-        request = rf.get("/")
-
-        with (
-            context.request_context(request),
-            patch(
-                "allauth.socialaccount.adapter."
-                "DefaultSocialAccountAdapter.send_notification_mail",
-                side_effect=ConnectionRefusedError,
-            ),
-        ):
-            ProwlerSocialAccountAdapter().pre_social_login(request, sociallogin)
-
-        assert SocialAccount.objects.filter(
-            provider="google",
-            uid="verified-google-account-without-smtp",
-            user=create_test_user,
-        ).exists()
+        assert mail.outbox == []
 
     def test_pre_social_login_uses_verified_email_missing_from_extra_data(
         self, create_test_user, rf
@@ -367,7 +342,7 @@ class TestProwlerSocialAccountAdapter:
     def test_social_account_linking_settings_are_fail_closed(self):
         assert not socialaccount_app_settings.EMAIL_AUTHENTICATION
         assert not socialaccount_app_settings.EMAIL_AUTHENTICATION_AUTO_CONNECT
-        assert account_app_settings.EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS
+        assert not account_app_settings.EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS
 
     def test_save_user_social_with_invitation_joins_invited_tenant(
         self, rf, create_test_user, tenants_fixture
diff --git a/api/src/backend/config/settings/social_login.py b/api/src/backend/config/settings/social_login.py
index 9ab3e89d73..ffc6a4724e 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/config/settings/social_login.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/config/settings/social_login.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ GITHUB_OAUTH_CALLBACK_URL = env("SOCIAL_GITHUB_OAUTH_CALLBACK_URL", default="")
 ACCOUNT_LOGIN_METHODS = {"email"}  # Use Email / Password authentication
 ACCOUNT_SIGNUP_FIELDS = ["email*", "password1*", "password2*"]
 ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION = "none"  # Do not require email confirmation
-ACCOUNT_EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS = True
+ACCOUNT_EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS = False
 ACCOUNT_USER_MODEL_USERNAME_FIELD = None
 REST_AUTH = {
     "TOKEN_MODEL": None,