diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java
index 4a83954..a3bfe6a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java
@@ -225,8 +225,10 @@ public class MailingList {
         return String.join(", ", states);
     }
 
-    public void requestSubscription(User user) throws SQLException, MessagingException {
-        var member = ListMember.create(this,user,ListMember.STATE_AWAITING_CONFIRMATION);
+    public void requestSubscription(User user, boolean skipConfirmation) throws SQLException, MessagingException {
+        var state = skipConfirmation ? ListMember.STATE_SUBSCRIBER : ListMember.STATE_AWAITING_CONFIRMATION;
+        var member = ListMember.create(this,user,state);
+        if (skipConfirmation) return;
         var token = member.token();
         try {
             sendConfirmationRequest(user, token);
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/web/Web.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/web/Web.java
index 8934b71..47d24c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/web/Web.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/web/Web.java
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ public class Web extends HttpServlet {
         data.put(NAME,name);
         data.put(EMAIL,email);
         data.put(LIST,listEmail);
+        var skipConfirmation = false;
 
         var list = MailingList.load(listEmail);
 
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ public class Web extends HttpServlet {
             int code = cause.getErrorCode();
             if (code == PRIMARY_KEY_CONSTRAINT) try {// user already exists
                 user = User.loadUser(email,pass);
+                skipConfirmation = pass != null; // subscription with email address already known to database
                 // success → subscribe
             } catch (InvalidKeyException | SQLException e) {
                 // invalid credentials
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@ public class Web extends HttpServlet {
         data.put(USER,user.safeMap());
 
         try {
-            list.requestSubscription(user);
+            list.requestSubscription(user,skipConfirmation);
             data.put(NOTES,t("Successfully subscribed '{}' to '{}'.",user.email(),list.email()));
             return loadTemplate(INDEX,data,resp);
         } catch (SQLException sqle) {