diff --git a/internal/controllers/email.go b/internal/controllers/email.go
index f2a7450..b7b86d4 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/email.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/email.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (svc *EmailSvc) SendVerification(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	if val, ok := userns.Labels["email-verified"]; ok && val == "true" {
-		return errors.Error("email is already verified")
+		return errors.New("email is already verified")
 	}
 
 	number := encodeToString(6)