diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/confirm_email.html b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/confirm_email.html
index 8c8adcdd..65d40829 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/confirm_email.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/confirm_email.html
@@ -29,9 +29,14 @@
             </section>
 
             <section class="block">
-                {% trans "Can't find your code?" as button_text %}
-                {% include "snippets/toggle/open_button.html" with text=button_text controls_text="resend_form" focus="resend_form_header" %}
-                {% include "confirm_email/resend_form.html" with controls_text="resend_form" %}
+                <button
+                    type="button"
+                    class="button"
+                    data-modal-open="resend_form"
+                >
+                    {% trans "Can't find your code?" %}
+                </button>
+                {% include "confirm_email/resend_modal.html" with id="resend_form" %}
             </section>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend.html b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b5ded06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{% extends 'landing/layout.html' %}
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% block title %}
+{% trans "Resend confirmation link" %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+{% include "confirm_email/resend_modal.html" with active=True static=True %}
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend_form.html b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend_form.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c0c1098..00000000
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend_form.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "components/inline_form.html" %}
-{% load i18n %}
-{% block header %}
-{% trans "Resend confirmation link" %}
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block form %}
-<form name="resend" method="post" action="{% url 'resend-link' %}">
-    {% csrf_token %}
-    <div class="field">
-        <label class="label" for="email">{% trans "Email address:" %}</label>
-        <div class="control">
-            <input type="text" name="email" class="input" required id="email">
-        </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="control">
-        <button class="button is-link">{% trans "Resend link" %}</button>
-    </div>
-</form>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend_modal.html b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend_modal.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..713fe644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend_modal.html
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{% extends "components/modal.html" %}
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% block modal-title %}
+{% trans "Resend confirmation link" %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block modal-form-open %}
+<form name="resend" method="post" action="{% url 'resend-link' %}">
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block modal-body %}
+{% csrf_token %}
+<div class="field">
+    <label class="label" for="email">{% trans "Email address:" %}</label>
+    <div class="control">
+        <input
+            type="email"
+            name="email"
+            class="input"
+            id="email"
+            aria-described-by="id_email_errors"
+            required
+        >
+        <div id="id_email_errors">
+            <p class="help is-danger">
+                {% trans "No user matching this email address found." %}
+            </p>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block modal-footer %}
+    <div class="control">
+        <button class="button is-link">{% trans "Resend link" %}</button>
+    </div>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block modal-form-close %}
+</form>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 040b479c..d73327f1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
         views.ConfirmEmailCode.as_view(),
         name="confirm-email-code",
     ),
-    re_path(r"^resend-link/?$", views.resend_link, name="resend-link"),
+    re_path(r"^resend-link/?$", views.ResendConfirmEmail.as_view(), name="resend-link"),
     re_path(r"^logout/?$", views.Logout.as_view(), name="logout"),
     re_path(
         r"^password-reset/?$",
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index 36423fee..eadf423d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ from .books.links import BookFileLinks, AddFileLink, delete_link
 from .landing.about import about, privacy, conduct
 from .landing.landing import Home, Landing
 from .landing.login import Login, Logout
-from .landing.register import Register, ConfirmEmail, ConfirmEmailCode, resend_link
+from .landing.register import Register
+from .landing.register import ConfirmEmail, ConfirmEmailCode, ResendConfirmEmail
 from .landing.password import PasswordResetRequest, PasswordReset
 
 # shelves
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/landing/register.py b/bookwyrm/views/landing/register.py
index 86cd96ea..681ce0a5 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/landing/register.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/landing/register.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views import View
-from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
 from django.views.decorators.debug import sensitive_variables, sensitive_post_parameters
 
 from bookwyrm import emailing, forms, models
@@ -129,12 +128,21 @@ class ConfirmEmail(View):
         return ConfirmEmailCode().get(request, code)
 
 
-@require_POST
-def resend_link(request):
-    """resend confirmation link"""
-    email = request.POST.get("email")
-    user = get_object_or_404(models.User, email=email)
-    emailing.email_confirmation_email(user)
-    return TemplateResponse(
-        request, "confirm_email/confirm_email.html", {"valid": True}
-    )
+class ResendConfirmEmail(View):
+    """you probably didn't get the email because celery is slow but you can try this"""
+    def get(self, request, error=False):
+        """resend link landing page"""
+        return TemplateResponse(request, "confirm_email/resend.html", {"error": error})
+
+    def post(self, request):
+        """resend confirmation link"""
+        email = request.POST.get("email")
+        try:
+            user = models.User.objects.get(email=email)
+        except models.User.DoesNotExist:
+            return self.get(request, error=True)
+
+        emailing.email_confirmation_email(user)
+        return TemplateResponse(
+            request, "confirm_email/confirm_email.html", {"valid": True}
+        )