diff --git a/app/jobs/send_submitter_verification_email_job.rb b/app/jobs/send_submitter_verification_email_job.rb
index 542d4ae7..a8dec1e4 100644
--- a/app/jobs/send_submitter_verification_email_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/send_submitter_verification_email_job.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ class SendSubmitterVerificationEmailJob
   def perform(params = {})
     submitter = Submitter.find(params['submitter_id'])
 
-    SubmitterMailer.otp_verification_email(submitter).deliver_now!
+    locale = params['locale'].presence || submitter.account.locale
+
+    SubmitterMailer.otp_verification_email(submitter, locale:).deliver_now!
 
     SubmissionEvent.create!(submitter_id: params['submitter_id'],
                             event_type: 'send_2fa_email',
diff --git a/app/mailers/submitter_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/submitter_mailer.rb
index a6db0770..18d2f570 100644
--- a/app/mailers/submitter_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/submitter_mailer.rb
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ class SubmitterMailer < ApplicationMailer
     end
   end
 
-  def otp_verification_email(submitter)
+  def otp_verification_email(submitter, locale: nil)
     @submitter = submitter
     @otp_code = EmailVerificationCodes.generate([submitter.email.downcase.strip, submitter.slug].join(':'))
 
     assign_message_metadata('otp_verification_email', submitter)
 
-    I18n.with_locale(submitter.account.locale) do
+    I18n.with_locale(locale || submitter.account.locale) do
       mail(to: submitter.email, subject: I18n.t('email_verification'))
     end
   end