diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/user/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/user/index.ts
index 38b0111e2..dad2a13fa 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/user/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/user/index.ts
@@ -320,9 +320,11 @@ export const deleteAccountResolver = authorized<
   DeleteAccountError,
   MutationDeleteAccountArgs
 >(async (_, { userID }, { log }) => {
-  // soft delete user
+  // soft delete user and change email address for user to sign up again
   const result = await updateUser(userID, {
     status: StatusType.Deleted,
+    email: `deleted_user_${userID}@omnivore.app`,
+    sourceUserId: `deleted_user_${userID}`,
   })
   if (!result.affected) {
     log.error('Error deleting user account')
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/user.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/user.test.ts
index d3ac7ea4f..5e19f714a 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/user.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/user.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai'
 import 'mocha'
-import { User } from '../../src/entity/user'
+import { StatusType, User } from '../../src/entity/user'
 import {
   UpdateUserErrorCode,
   UpdateUserProfileErrorCode,
 } from '../../src/generated/graphql'
+import { userRepository } from '../../src/repository/user'
 import { findProfile } from '../../src/services/profile'
 import { deleteUser, findActiveUser } from '../../src/services/user'
 import { hashPassword } from '../../src/utils/auth'
@@ -272,11 +273,15 @@ describe('User API', () => {
     })
 
     context('when user id is valid', () => {
-      it('deletes user and responds with 200', async () => {
+      it('deletes user and changes email address', async () => {
         const response = await graphqlRequest(query(userId), authToken).expect(
           200
         )
         expect(response.body.data.deleteAccount.userID).to.eql(userId)
+
+        const user = await userRepository.findOneBy({ id: userId })
+        expect(user?.status).to.eql(StatusType.Deleted)
+        expect(user?.email).to.eql(`deleted_user_${userId}@omnivore.app`)
       })
     })