diff --git a/app/assets/v2/js/grants/_detail-component.js b/app/assets/v2/js/grants/_detail-component.js
index 2fe6da34fe2..6c1b1d2be2b 100644
--- a/app/assets/v2/js/grants/_detail-component.js
+++ b/app/assets/v2/js/grants/_detail-component.js
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ Vue.mixin({
             vm.grant.description_rich = JSON.stringify(vm.$refs.myQuillEditor.quill.getContents());
             vm.grant.description = vm.$refs.myQuillEditor.quill.getText();
             vm.grant.image_css = `background-color: ${vm.logoBackground};`;
+            if (vm.grant_twitter_handle_1 != vm.grant.twitter_handle_1) {
+              vm.grant.verified = false;
+            }
+            vm.grant_twitter_handle_1 = vm.grant.twitter_handle_1;
             vm.$root.$emit('bv::toggle::collapse', 'sidebar-grant-edit');
             _alert('Updated grant.', 'success');
 
@@ -532,7 +536,7 @@ Vue.component('grant-details', {
   },
   mounted: function() {
     let vm = this;
-
+    vm.grant_twitter_handle_1 = vm.grant.twitter_handle_1;
     vm.grant.description_rich_edited = vm.grant.description_rich;
     if (vm.grant.description_rich_edited) {
       vm.editor.updateContents(JSON.parse(vm.grant.description_rich));
diff --git a/app/grants/views.py b/app/grants/views.py
index f34c423ba3c..f4b4eb69943 100644
--- a/app/grants/views.py
+++ b/app/grants/views.py
@@ -1623,7 +1623,12 @@ def grant_edit(request, grant_id):
             response['message'] = 'error: enter your twitter handle e.g @georgecostanza'
             return JsonResponse(response)
 
-        grant.twitter_handle_1 = twitter_handle_1
+        if grant.twitter_handle_1 != twitter_handle_1:
+            grant.twitter_verified = False
+            grant.twitter_verified_by = None
+            grant.twitter_verified_at = None
+            grant.twitter_handle_1 = twitter_handle_1
+            
         grant.twitter_handle_2 = twitter_handle_2
 
         reference_url = request.POST.get('reference_url', None)