diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Newsletter/Model/Subscriber.php b/app/code/Magento/Newsletter/Model/Subscriber.php
index 7847098083949..9e021a21d23b3 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Newsletter/Model/Subscriber.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Newsletter/Model/Subscriber.php
@@ -395,6 +395,10 @@ public function subscribe($email)
     {
         $this->loadByEmail($email);
 
+        if ($this->getId() && $this->getStatus() == self::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED) {
+            return $this->getStatus();
+        }
+
         if (!$this->getId()) {
             $this->setSubscriberConfirmCode($this->randomSequence());
         }