diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserGetter.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserGetter.js
index 1c2d98f7bd..798aa7ba80 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserGetter.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserGetter.js
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ function _pastReconfirmDate(lastDayToReconfirm) {
   return moment(lastDayToReconfirm).isBefore()
 }
 
-function _emailInReconfirmNotificationPeriod(lastDayToReconfirm) {
+function _emailInReconfirmNotificationPeriod(
+  lastDayToReconfirm,
+  cachedPastReconfirmDate
+) {
   const globalReconfirmPeriod = settings.reconfirmNotificationDays
 
   if (!globalReconfirmPeriod || !lastDayToReconfirm) return false
@@ -52,7 +55,15 @@ function _emailInReconfirmNotificationPeriod(lastDayToReconfirm) {
     'days'
   )
 
-  return moment().isAfter(notificationStarts)
+  let inNotificationPeriod = moment().isAfter(notificationStarts)
+
+  if (!inNotificationPeriod && cachedPastReconfirmDate) {
+    // show notification if cached date is past,
+    // even if non-cached date is not past
+    inNotificationPeriod = true
+  }
+
+  return inNotificationPeriod
 }
 
 async function getUserFullEmails(userId) {
@@ -224,18 +235,21 @@ const decorateFullEmails = (
         role,
         department,
         licence,
+        past_reconfirm_date: cachedPastReconfirmDate,
         portal,
       } = affiliation
       const lastDayToReconfirm = _lastDayToReconfirm(emailData, institution)
       const pastReconfirmDate = _pastReconfirmDate(lastDayToReconfirm)
       const inReconfirmNotificationPeriod = _emailInReconfirmNotificationPeriod(
-        lastDayToReconfirm
+        lastDayToReconfirm,
+        cachedPastReconfirmDate
       )
       emailData.affiliation = {
         institution,
         inferred,
         inReconfirmNotificationPeriod,
         lastDayToReconfirm,
+        cachedPastReconfirmDate,
         pastReconfirmDate,
         role,
         department,
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/User/UserGetterTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/User/UserGetterTests.js
index fffcc419fe..9015388992 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/User/UserGetterTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/User/UserGetterTests.js
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ describe('UserGetter', function () {
             isUniversity: true,
             confirmed: true,
           },
+          past_reconfirm_date: false,
           portal: undefined,
         },
       ]
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ describe('UserGetter', function () {
                 lastDayToReconfirm: undefined,
                 licence: affiliationsData[0].licence,
                 inReconfirmNotificationPeriod: false,
+                cachedPastReconfirmDate: false,
                 pastReconfirmDate: false,
                 portal: undefined,
               },
@@ -796,6 +798,42 @@ describe('UserGetter', function () {
           )
         })
       })
+
+      it('should flag to show notification if v1 shows as past reconfirmation but v2 does not', function (done) {
+        const email = 'abc123@test.com'
+        const confirmedAt = new Date()
+        const affiliationsData = [
+          {
+            email,
+            licence: 'free',
+            institution: institutionNonSSO,
+            past_reconfirm_date: true,
+          },
+        ]
+        const user = {
+          _id: '12390i',
+          email,
+          emails: [
+            {
+              email,
+              confirmedAt,
+              default: true,
+            },
+          ],
+        }
+        this.getUserAffiliations.resolves(affiliationsData)
+        this.UserGetter.promises.getUser = sinon.stub().resolves(user)
+        this.UserGetter.getUserFullEmails(
+          this.fakeUser._id,
+          (error, fullEmails) => {
+            expect(error).to.not.exist
+            expect(
+              fullEmails[0].affiliation.inReconfirmNotificationPeriod
+            ).to.equal(true)
+            done()
+          }
+        )
+      })
     })
   })