diff --git a/app/views/newflow_mailer/signup_email_confirmation.html.erb b/app/views/newflow_mailer/signup_email_confirmation.html.erb
index aea927a2d..3afbd7612 100644
--- a/app/views/newflow_mailer/signup_email_confirmation.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/newflow_mailer/signup_email_confirmation.html.erb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 															<td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;padding-top: 10px;padding-right: 30px;padding-bottom: 20px;padding-left: 30px;">
 															<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; line-height: 2;">
 																<div style="text-align: center">
-																	Verify your email by clicking the button below or use your pin: <b><%= @confirmation_pin %></b>
+																	Verify your email by clicking the button below or use your pin: <b id='pin'><%= @confirmation_pin %></b>
 																</div>
 															</p>
 															</td>
diff --git a/spec/features/newflow/student_signup_flow_spec.rb b/spec/features/newflow/student_signup_flow_spec.rb
index 084a55fd6..19f4289bb 100644
--- a/spec/features/newflow/student_signup_flow_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/newflow/student_signup_flow_spec.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module Newflow
 
       example 'verify email by entering PIN sent in the email' do
         # ... with a link
-        pin = current_email.find('b').text
+        pin = current_email.find('#pin').text
         fill_in('confirm_pin', with: pin)
         screenshot!
         click_on('commit')
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module Newflow
       expect(current_email).to be_truthy
 
         # ... with a link
-        pin = current_email.find('b').text
+        pin = current_email.find('#pin').text
         fill_in('confirm_pin', with: pin)
         screenshot!
         click_on('commit')
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ module Newflow
         open_email email
         # capture_email!(address: email)
         expect(current_email).to be_truthy
-        old_pin = current_email.find('b').text
+        old_pin = current_email.find('#pin').text
         old_confirmation_code_url = get_path_from_absolute_link(current_email, '#confirm-link')
 
         # edit email
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ module Newflow
         # a different pin is sent in the edited email
         open_email new_email
         capture_email!(address: new_email)
-        pin = current_email.find('b').text
+        pin = current_email.find('#pin').text
         expect(pin).not_to eq(old_pin)
         # ...as well as a different confirmation code url
         confirmation_code_url = get_path_from_absolute_link(current_email, '#confirm-link')