diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Services.php b/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Services.php
index a4736a4067..a42298d5bd 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Services.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Services.php
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ class Services extends APIEndpoint {
     return $this->checkMSSKey(['key' => $key]);
   }
 
+  public function refreshPremiumKeyStatus() {
+    $key = $this->settings->get('premium.premium_key');
+    return $this->checkPremiumKey(['key' => $key]);
+  }
+
   private function isItemInArray($item, $array): bool {
     return in_array($item, $array, true);
   }
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Settings.php b/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Settings.php
index 50776102f0..7a7af1df13 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Settings.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Settings.php
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ class Settings extends APIEndpoint {
       'signup_confirmation' => [
         'enabled' => '1',
       ],
+      'premium.premium_key' => $apiKey,
     ];
     return $this->set($new_settings);
   }
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/WPCOM/DotcomLicenseProvisioner.php b/mailpoet/lib/WPCOM/DotcomLicenseProvisioner.php
index dac2230782..3177afe6a3 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/WPCOM/DotcomLicenseProvisioner.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/WPCOM/DotcomLicenseProvisioner.php
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ class DotcomLicenseProvisioner {
       return new WP_Error('Provisioning failed activating the data', $this->concatMessages($response));
     }
 
+    $response = $this->services->refreshPremiumKeyStatus();
+    if ($response instanceof ErrorResponse) {
+      $this->loggerFactory->getLogger(LoggerFactory::TOPIC_PROVISIONING)->error(
+        'Refreshing Premium key failed',
+        ['$response' => $response]
+      );
+      return new WP_Error('Provisioning failed activating the data', $this->concatMessages($response));
+    }
 
     $this->loggerFactory->getLogger(LoggerFactory::TOPIC_PROVISIONING)->info(
       'License was provisioned'
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/integration/WPCOM/DotcomLicenseProvisionerTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/integration/WPCOM/DotcomLicenseProvisionerTest.php
index 093c36886d..1fcc031136 100644
--- a/mailpoet/tests/integration/WPCOM/DotcomLicenseProvisionerTest.php
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/integration/WPCOM/DotcomLicenseProvisionerTest.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class DotcomLicenseProvisionerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     expect($error->get_error_message())->equals('some-error ');
   }
 
-  public function testItReturnsTrueIfCouldNotRefreshKey() {
+  public function testItReturnsErrorIfCouldNotRefreshKey() {
     $result = false;
     $payload = ['apiKey' => 'some-key'];
     $eventType = DotcomLicenseProvisioner::EVENT_TYPE_PROVISION_LICENSE;
@@ -90,6 +90,27 @@ class DotcomLicenseProvisionerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     expect($error->get_error_message())->equals('some-error ');
   }
 
+  public function testItReturnsErrorIfCouldNotVerifyPremiumKey() {
+    $result = false;
+    $payload = ['apiKey' => 'some-key'];
+    $eventType = DotcomLicenseProvisioner::EVENT_TYPE_PROVISION_LICENSE;
+    $provisioner = $this->construct(
+      DotcomLicenseProvisioner::class,
+      [
+        $this->diContainer->get(LoggerFactory::class),
+        $this->make(Settings::class, ['setupMSS' => new SuccessResponse()]),
+        $this->make(Services::class,
+          [
+            'refreshMSSKeyStatus' => new SuccessResponse(),
+            'refreshPremiumKeyStatus' => new ErrorResponse(['error' => 'some-error']),
+          ]),
+      ],
+      ['isAtomicPlatform' => true]);
+    $error = $provisioner->provisionLicense($result, $payload, $eventType);
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(\WP_Error::class, $error);
+    expect($error->get_error_message())->equals('some-error ');
+  }
+
   public function testItReturnsTrueIfKeyProvidedMSSActivatedAndRefreshed() {
     $result = false;
     $payload = ['apiKey' => 'some-key'];
@@ -99,7 +120,11 @@ class DotcomLicenseProvisionerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
       [
         $this->diContainer->get(LoggerFactory::class),
         $this->make(Settings::class, ['setupMSS' => new SuccessResponse()]),
-        $this->make(Services::class, ['refreshMSSKeyStatus' => new SuccessResponse()]),
+        $this->make(Services::class,
+          [
+            'refreshMSSKeyStatus' => new SuccessResponse(),
+            'refreshPremiumKeyStatus' => new SuccessResponse(),
+          ]),
       ],
       ['isAtomicPlatform' => true]);
     $result = $provisioner->provisionLicense($result, $payload, $eventType);