diff --git a/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js b/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
index fce239f655..4f2c85acf6 100644
--- a/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
+++ b/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ export default class VerificationRequestToast extends React.PureComponent {
                 let {counter} = this.state;
                 counter = Math.max(0, counter - 1);
                 this.setState({counter});
+
+                if (counter == 0) {
+                    clearInterval(this._intervalHandle);
+                    this.cancel();
+                }
             }, 1000);
         }
         request.on("change", this._checkRequestIsPending);