diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/emails/actions/make-primary.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/emails/actions/make-primary.tsx
index 168a0bc35f..dcbec47dd7 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/emails/actions/make-primary.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/emails/actions/make-primary.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../context/user-email-context'
 import { UserEmailData } from '../../../../../../../types/user-email'
 import { UseAsyncReturnType } from '../../../../../shared/hooks/use-async'
+import { ssoAvailableForInstitution } from '../../../utils/sso'
 
 const getDescription = (
   t: (s: string) => string,
@@ -26,8 +27,12 @@ const getDescription = (
     return t('make_email_primary_description')
   }
 
+  const ssoAvailable = ssoAvailableForInstitution(
+    userEmailData.affiliation?.institution
+  )
+
   if (!institutionAlreadyLinked(state, userEmailData)) {
-    return userEmailData.ssoAvailable
+    return ssoAvailable
       ? t('please_link_before_making_primary')
       : t('please_confirm_your_email_before_making_it_default')
   }
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/emails/email.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/emails/email.tsx
index 63e2d69cea..e227604e92 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/emails/email.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/emails/email.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { UserEmailData } from '../../../../../../types/user-email'
 import ResendConfirmationEmailButton from './resend-confirmation-email-button'
+import { ssoAvailableForInstitution } from '../../utils/sso'
 
 type EmailProps = {
   userEmailData: UserEmailData
@@ -9,6 +10,10 @@ type EmailProps = {
 function Email({ userEmailData }: EmailProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
 
+  const ssoAvailable = ssoAvailableForInstitution(
+    userEmailData.affiliation?.institution
+  )
+
   return (
     <>
       {userEmailData.email}
@@ -17,12 +22,10 @@ function Email({ userEmailData }: EmailProps) {
         <div className="small">
           <strong>
             {t('unconfirmed')}.
-            {!userEmailData.ssoAvailable && (
-              <span> {t('please_check_your_inbox')}.</span>
-            )}
+            {!ssoAvailable && <span> {t('please_check_your_inbox')}.</span>}
           </strong>
           <br />
-          {!userEmailData.ssoAvailable && (
+          {!ssoAvailable && (
             <ResendConfirmationEmailButton email={userEmailData.email} />
           )}
         </div>
diff --git a/services/web/types/user-email.ts b/services/web/types/user-email.ts
index fc5328e0e5..f6dc33a00f 100644
--- a/services/web/types/user-email.ts
+++ b/services/web/types/user-email.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ export type UserEmailData = {
   email: string
   default: boolean
   samlProviderId?: string
-  ssoAvailable?: boolean
   emailHasInstitutionLicence?: boolean
 }