diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 205d47de13c..94705b38a79 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 We follow the CalVer (https://calver.org/) versioning scheme: YY.MINOR.MICRO.
 
+24.08.0 (2024-10-30)
+====================
+
+- Fix admin confirmation link generation and handling
+
 24.07.0 (2024-09-19)
 ====================
 
diff --git a/admin/users/views.py b/admin/users/views.py
index 69bfa821c5c..1e6d6e3b09a 100644
--- a/admin/users/views.py
+++ b/admin/users/views.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from django.core.mail import send_mail
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.core.paginator import Paginator
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 from osf.exceptions import UserStateError
 from osf.models.base import Guid
@@ -456,10 +457,19 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
 
 class GetUserConfirmationLink(GetUserLink):
     def get_link(self, user):
+        if user.is_confirmed:
+            return f'User {user._id} is already confirmed'
+
+        if user.deleted or user.is_merged:
+            return f'User {user._id} is deleted or merged'
+
         try:
-            return user.get_confirmation_url(user.username, force=True)
-        except KeyError as e:
-            return str(e)
+            confirmation_link = user.get_or_create_confirmation_url(user.username, force=True, renew=True)
+            return confirmation_link
+        except ValidationError:
+            return f'Invalid email for user {user._id}'
+        except KeyError:
+            return 'Could not generate or refresh confirmation link'
 
     def get_link_type(self):
         return 'User Confirmation'
diff --git a/admin_tests/users/test_views.py b/admin_tests/users/test_views.py
index 80da9721651..cd51459e134 100644
--- a/admin_tests/users/test_views.py
+++ b/admin_tests/users/test_views.py
@@ -486,10 +486,15 @@ def test_get_user_confirmation_link(self):
         view = views.GetUserConfirmationLink()
         view = setup_view(view, request, guid=user._id)
 
+        link = view.get_link(user)
+
+        user.refresh_from_db()
+
         user_token = list(user.email_verifications.keys())[0]
+
         ideal_link_path = f'/confirm/{user._id}/{user_token}/'
-        link = view.get_link(user)
-        link_path = str(furl(link).path)
+
+        link_path = str(furl(link).path).rstrip('/') + '/'
 
         assert link_path == ideal_link_path
 
@@ -511,6 +516,45 @@ def test_get_user_confirmation_link_with_expired_token(self):
 
         assert link_path == ideal_link_path
 
+    def test_get_user_confirmation_link_generates_new_token_if_expired(self):
+        user = UnconfirmedUserFactory()
+        request = RequestFactory().get('/fake_path')
+        view = views.GetUserConfirmationLink()
+        view = setup_view(view, request, guid=user._id)
+
+        old_user_token = list(user.email_verifications.keys())[0]
+        user.email_verifications[old_user_token]['expiration'] = datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc) - timedelta(hours=24)
+        user.save()
+
+        link = view.get_link(user)
+        user.refresh_from_db()
+
+        new_user_token = list(user.email_verifications.keys())[0]
+
+        assert new_user_token != old_user_token
+
+        link_path = str(furl(link).path)
+        ideal_link_path = f'/confirm/{user._id}/{new_user_token}/'
+        assert link_path == ideal_link_path
+
+    def test_get_user_confirmation_link_does_not_change_unexpired_token(self):
+        user = UnconfirmedUserFactory()
+        request = RequestFactory().get('/fake_path')
+        view = views.GetUserConfirmationLink()
+        view = setup_view(view, request, guid=user._id)
+
+        user_token_before = list(user.email_verifications.keys())[0]
+
+        user.email_verifications[user_token_before]['expiration'] = datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc) + timedelta(hours=24)
+        user.save()
+
+        with mock.patch('osf.models.user.OSFUser.get_or_create_confirmation_url') as mock_method:
+            mock_method.return_value = user.get_confirmation_url(user.username, force=False, renew=False)
+
+        user_token_after = list(user.email_verifications.keys())[0]
+
+        assert user_token_before == user_token_after
+
     def test_get_password_reset_link(self):
         user = UnconfirmedUserFactory()
         request = RequestFactory().get('/fake_path')
diff --git a/osf/models/user.py b/osf/models/user.py
index 29e10efa991..d0783c208aa 100644
--- a/osf/models/user.py
+++ b/osf/models/user.py
@@ -1342,6 +1342,23 @@ def get_confirmation_url(self, email,
         destination = '?{}'.format(urlencode({'destination': destination})) if destination else ''
         return f'{base}confirm/{external}{self._primary_key}/{token}/{destination}'
 
+    def get_or_create_confirmation_url(self, email, force=False, renew=False):
+        """
+        Get or create a confirmation URL for the given email.
+
+        :param email: The email to generate a confirmation URL for.
+        :param force: Force generating a new confirmation link.
+        :param renew: Renew an expired token.
+        :raises ValidationError: If email is invalid or domain is banned.
+        :return: Confirmation URL for the email.
+        """
+        try:
+            self.get_confirmation_token(email, force=force, renew=renew)
+        except KeyError:
+            self.add_unconfirmed_email(email)
+            self.save()
+        return self.get_confirmation_url(email)
+
     def register(self, username, password=None, accepted_terms_of_service=None):
         """Registers the user.
         """
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be5c3b44a30..8b0edd12961 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "OSF",
-  "version": "24.07.0",
+  "version": "24.08.0",
   "description": "Facilitating Open Science",
   "repository": "https://github.com/CenterForOpenScience/osf.io",
   "author": "Center for Open Science",