diff --git a/backend/log4js-config.json b/backend/log4js-config.json
index 451da56ab..848a4fa79 100644
--- a/backend/log4js-config.json
+++ b/backend/log4js-config.json
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
       "keepFileExt" : true,
       "fileNameSep" : "_" 
     },
+    "klicktipp": 
+    {
+      "type": "dateFile",
+      "filename": "../logs/backend/klicktipp.log",
+      "pattern": "%d{ISO8601} %p %c %X{user} %f:%l %m",
+      "keepFileExt" : true,
+      "fileNameSep" : "_" 
+    },
     "errorFile": 
     {
       "type": "dateFile",
@@ -90,6 +98,17 @@
       "level": "debug",
       "enableCallStack": true
     },
+    "klicktipp":
+    {
+      "appenders":
+      [
+        "klicktipp",
+        "out",
+        "errors"
+      ],
+      "level": "debug",
+      "enableCallStack": true
+    },
     "http": 
     {
       "appenders": 
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts
index 84ae09cf8..b7ac63842 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ export class AdminResolver {
       order: { updatedAt: 'DESC' },
     })
 
-    optInCode = await checkOptInCode(optInCode, user.id)
+    optInCode = await checkOptInCode(optInCode, user)
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
     const emailSent = await sendAccountActivationEmail({
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
index 47aefe12d..a31abbf5e 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ const newEmailOptIn = (userId: number): LoginEmailOptIn => {
 // if optIn does not exits, it is created
 export const checkOptInCode = async (
   optInCode: LoginEmailOptIn | undefined,
-  userId: number,
+  user: DbUser,
   optInType: OptInType = OptInType.EMAIL_OPT_IN_REGISTER,
 ): Promise<LoginEmailOptIn> => {
   logger.info(`checkOptInCode... ${optInCode}`)
@@ -207,15 +207,18 @@ export const checkOptInCode = async (
     optInCode.updatedAt = new Date()
     optInCode.resendCount++
   } else {
-    logger.trace('create new OptIn for userId=' + userId)
-    optInCode = newEmailOptIn(userId)
+    logger.trace('create new OptIn for userId=' + user.id)
+    optInCode = newEmailOptIn(user.id)
+  }
+
+  if (user.emailChecked) {
+    optInCode.emailOptInTypeId = optInType
   }
-  optInCode.emailOptInTypeId = optInType
   await LoginEmailOptIn.save(optInCode).catch(() => {
     logger.error('Unable to save optin code= ' + optInCode)
     throw new Error('Unable to save optin code.')
   })
-  logger.debug(`checkOptInCode...successful: ${optInCode} for userid=${userId}`)
+  logger.debug(`checkOptInCode...successful: ${optInCode} for userid=${user.id}`)
   return optInCode
 }
 
@@ -493,7 +496,7 @@ export class UserResolver {
       userId: user.id,
     })
 
-    optInCode = await checkOptInCode(optInCode, user.id, OptInType.EMAIL_OPT_IN_RESET_PASSWORD)
+    optInCode = await checkOptInCode(optInCode, user, OptInType.EMAIL_OPT_IN_RESET_PASSWORD)
     logger.info(`optInCode for ${email}=${optInCode}`)
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
     const emailSent = await sendResetPasswordEmailMailer({
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/klicktippMiddleware.ts b/backend/src/middleware/klicktippMiddleware.ts
index b3699f29b..6bdaa63fd 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/klicktippMiddleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/klicktippMiddleware.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { MiddlewareFn } from 'type-graphql'
 import { /* klicktippSignIn, */ getKlickTippUser } from '@/apis/KlicktippController'
 import { KlickTipp } from '@model/KlickTipp'
 import CONFIG from '@/config'
+import { klickTippLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
 
 // export const klicktippRegistrationMiddleware: MiddlewareFn = async (
 //   // Only for demo
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ export const klicktippNewsletterStateMiddleware: MiddlewareFn = async (
       if (klickTippUser) {
         klickTipp = new KlickTipp(klickTippUser)
       }
-    } catch (err) {}
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(`There is no user for (email='${result.email}') ${err}`)
+    }
   }
   result.klickTipp = klickTipp
   return result
diff --git a/backend/src/server/logger.ts b/backend/src/server/logger.ts
index cbc8c9b9b..0cfa5689b 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/logger.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/logger.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ log4js.configure(options)
 
 const apolloLogger = log4js.getLogger('apollo')
 const backendLogger = log4js.getLogger('backend')
+const klickTippLogger = log4js.getLogger('klicktipp')
 
 backendLogger.addContext('user', 'unknown')
 
-export { apolloLogger, backendLogger }
+export { apolloLogger, backendLogger, klickTippLogger }