diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index be3bbd105..2998ae1ad 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -1211,7 +1211,6 @@ impl Contact {
     /// and if the key has not changed since this verification.
     ///
     /// The UI may draw a checkbox or something like that beside verified contacts.
-    ///
     pub async fn is_verified(&self, context: &Context) -> Result<VerifiedStatus> {
         // We're always sort of secured-verified as we could verify the key on this device any time with the key
         // on this device
@@ -1220,7 +1219,7 @@ impl Contact {
         }
 
         if let Some(peerstate) = Peerstate::from_addr(context, &self.addr).await? {
-            if peerstate.verified_key.is_some() {
+            if peerstate.is_using_verified_key() {
                 return Ok(VerifiedStatus::BidirectVerified);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/tests/verified_chats.rs b/src/tests/verified_chats.rs
index e8a8f3e7f..131cf4b2a 100644
--- a/src/tests/verified_chats.rs
+++ b/src/tests/verified_chats.rs
@@ -627,7 +627,18 @@ async fn test_break_protection_then_verify_again() -> Result<()> {
     e2ee::ensure_secret_key_exists(&bob_new).await?;
 
     tcm.send_recv(&bob_new, &alice, "I have a new device").await;
-    assert_verified(&alice, &bob_new, ProtectionStatus::ProtectionBroken).await;
+
+    let contact = alice.add_or_lookup_contact(&bob_new).await;
+    assert_eq!(
+        contact.is_verified(&alice).await.unwrap(),
+        // Bob sent a message with a new key, so he most likely doesn't have
+        // the old key anymore. This means that Alice's device should show
+        // him as unverified:
+        VerifiedStatus::Unverified
+    );
+    let chat = alice.get_chat(&bob_new).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(chat.is_protected(), false);
+    assert_eq!(chat.is_protection_broken(), true);
 
     {
         let alice_bob_chat = alice.get_chat(&bob_new).await.unwrap();