diff --git a/src/components/account-not-found/account-not-found-controller.ts b/src/components/account-not-found/account-not-found-controller.ts
index f7fcfd890..3fbe7ea90 100644
--- a/src/components/account-not-found/account-not-found-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components/account-not-found/account-not-found-controller.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ export function accountNotFoundPost(
       throw new BadRequestError(result.data.message, result.data.code);
     }
 
+    req.session.user.isAccountCreationJourney = true;
+
     res.redirect(
       getNextPathAndUpdateJourney(
         req,
diff --git a/src/components/account-not-found/tests/account-not-found-controller.test.ts b/src/components/account-not-found/tests/account-not-found-controller.test.ts
index 162fa003c..b0721e336 100644
--- a/src/components/account-not-found/tests/account-not-found-controller.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/account-not-found/tests/account-not-found-controller.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ describe("account not found controller", () => {
 
       await accountNotFoundPost(fakeService)(req, res);
 
+      expect(req.session.user.isAccountCreationJourney).to.be.true;
       expect(res.redirect).to.have.calledWith(PATH_NAMES.CHECK_YOUR_EMAIL);
       expect(fakeService.sendNotification).to.have.been.calledOnce;
     });