diff --git a/auth/email.py b/auth/email.py
index 2f62d041..cde0f03e 100644
--- a/auth/email.py
+++ b/auth/email.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ async def send_auth_email(user, token):
     Follow the <a href='%s'>link</link> to authorize
     </body></html>
     """
-    url = "%s/confirm_email" % BACKEND_URL
+    url = "%s/confirm-email" % BACKEND_URL
     to = "%s <%s>" % (user.username, user.email)
     url_with_token = "%s?token=%s" % (url, token)
     text = text % url_with_token
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index e3442fde..cf17ff8f 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from auth.authenticate import JWTAuthenticate
 from auth.oauth import oauth_login, oauth_authorize
 from base.redis import redis
 from base.resolvers import resolvers
+from resolvers.auth import confirm_email_handler
 from resolvers.zine import ShoutsCache
 from services.main import storages_init
 from services.stat.reacted import ReactedStorage
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ async def shutdown():
 routes = [
     Route("/oauth/{provider}", endpoint=oauth_login),
     Route("/oauth_authorize", endpoint=oauth_authorize),
-    # Route("/confirm_email", endpoint=),  # should be called on client
+    Route("/confirm-email", endpoint=confirm_email_handler),  # should be called on client
 ]
 
 app = Starlette(
diff --git a/resolvers/auth.py b/resolvers/auth.py
index ead501e6..47468dc5 100644
--- a/resolvers/auth.py
+++ b/resolvers/auth.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async def get_current_user(_, info):
 
 
 @mutation.field("confirmEmail")
-async def confirm_email(*_, confirm_token):
+async def confirm_email(_, confirm_token):
     """confirm owning email address"""
     user_id = None
     try:
@@ -54,7 +54,14 @@ async def confirm_email(*_, confirm_token):
         raise InvalidToken(e.message)
     except Exception as e:
         print(e)  # FIXME: debug only
-        return {"error": "email not confirmed"}
+        return {"error": "email is not confirmed"}
+
+
+async def confirm_email_handler(request):
+    token = request.path_params["token"]
+    request.session["token"] = token
+    res = confirm_email(None, token)
+    return res
 
 
 @mutation.field("registerUser")