diff --git a/src/app/register2/components/form-personal/form-personal.component.html b/src/app/register2/components/form-personal/form-personal.component.html
index 74b8af9c8f..77613d205c 100644
--- a/src/app/register2/components/form-personal/form-personal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/register2/components/form-personal/form-personal.component.html
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ <h3 i18n="@@register.yourEmailAddresses" class="orc-font-body margin-top-12">
                 >a deactivated
               </ng-container>
               <ng-container i18n="@@register.orcidRecord"
-                >ORCID record</ng-container
+                >ORCID record.</ng-container
               >
               <i i18n="@@register.youCannotUseThisEmail">
                 You cannot use this email address when creating a new ORCID iD.
diff --git a/src/app/register2/components/form-personal/form-personal.component.ts b/src/app/register2/components/form-personal/form-personal.component.ts
index 1cef8533e6..49c4dd4653 100644
--- a/src/app/register2/components/form-personal/form-personal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/register2/components/form-personal/form-personal.component.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,9 @@ export class FormPersonalComponent extends BaseForm implements OnInit {
       const backendError = this.emails.controls.email.errors?.backendError
       return !(
         backendError &&
-        backendError[0] === 'orcid.frontend.verify.duplicate_email' &&
+        (backendError[0] === 'orcid.frontend.verify.duplicate_email' ||
+        backendError[0] === 'orcid.frontend.verify.unclaimed_email' ||
+        backendError[0] === 'orcid.frontend.verify.deactivated_email') &&
         !this.nextButtonWasClicked
       )
     }
diff --git a/src/locale/properties/register/register.en.properties b/src/locale/properties/register/register.en.properties
index 481856ef26..0131543c07 100644
--- a/src/locale/properties/register/register.en.properties
+++ b/src/locale/properties/register/register.en.properties
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ register.isAssociatedWith=is already associated with
 register.anExisting=an existing
 register.anUnclaimed=an unclaimed
 register.aDeactivated=a deactivated
-register.orcidRecord=ORCID record
+register.orcidRecord=ORCID record.
 register.youCannotUseThisEmail=You cannot use this email address when creating a new ORCID iD.
 register.emailIsAlreadyAssociated=This email is already associated with an existing ORCID record. Please use a different email address to continue registering a new ORCID iD.
 register.resendClaimAddress=Resend a claim email to this email address