diff --git a/app/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler.php b/app/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler.php
index 6e8ed357..7c1dcbb6 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler
 
         // Only send emails for public incidents.
         if ($event->incident->visible === 1) {
-            foreach ($this->subscriber->all() as $subscriber) {
+            foreach ($this->subscriber->verified()->get() as $subscriber) {
                 $mail = [
                     'email'            => $subscriber->email,
                     'subject'          => 'New incident reported.',
diff --git a/app/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendMaintenanceEmailNotificationHandler.php b/app/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendMaintenanceEmailNotificationHandler.php
index 70530ce2..77c61454 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendMaintenanceEmailNotificationHandler.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendMaintenanceEmailNotificationHandler.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class SendMaintenanceEmailNotificationHandler
 
         $data = AutoPresenter::decorate($event->incident);
 
-        foreach ($this->subscriber->all() as $subscriber) {
+        foreach ($this->subscriber->verified()->get() as $subscriber) {
             $mail = [
                 'email'            => $subscriber->email,
                 'subject'          => 'Scheduled maintenance.',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SubscribeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SubscribeController.php
index 6cb348ad..21173bf2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SubscribeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SubscribeController.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use AltThree\Validator\ValidationException;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Subscriber\SubscribeSubscriberCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Subscriber\UnsubscribeSubscriberCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Subscriber\VerifySubscriberCommand;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Exceptions\AlreadySubscribedException;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Facades\Setting;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Subscriber;
 use GrahamCampbell\Binput\Facades\Binput;
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ class SubscribeController extends Controller
     {
         try {
             $this->dispatch(new SubscribeSubscriberCommand(Binput::get('email')));
+        } catch (AlreadySubscribedException $e) {
+            return Redirect::route('subscribe.subscribe')
+                ->withTitle(sprintf('<strong>%s</strong> %s', trans('dashboard.notifications.whoops'), trans('cachet.subscriber.email.failure')))
+                ->withErrors($e->getMessage());
         } catch (ValidationException $e) {
             return Redirect::route('subscribe.subscribe')
                 ->withInput(Binput::all())
diff --git a/app/Models/Subscriber.php b/app/Models/Subscriber.php
index 4d3adbe5..fb86b843 100644
--- a/app/Models/Subscriber.php
+++ b/app/Models/Subscriber.php
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ class Subscriber extends Model implements HasPresenter
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Scope a query to only include verified subscribers.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder
+     */
+    public function scopeVerified($query)
+    {
+        return $query->whereNotNull('verified_at');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Determines if the subscriber is verified.
      *