Magic link being sent right before OTP mail on first login

The following log is generated when I create a user via the API with the "verify_email":false option:

{
  "date": "2024-01-22T19:36:32.364Z",
  "type": "cls",
  "description": <email>,
  "connection": "email",
  "connection_id": <connection_id>,
  "client_id": <client_id>,
  "client_name": <client_name>,
  "ip": <ip>,
  "user_agent": <user_agent>,
  "details": {
    "link": "https://<domain>/passwordless/verify_redirect?scope=openid&response_type=token&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fapi%2Fauth%2Fcallback&verification_code=******&connection=email&client_id=<client_id>&email=<email>",
    "body": {
      "client_id": <client_id>,
      "tenant": <tenant>
      "email": <email>,
      "connection": "email",
      "is_signup": false
    },
    "authentication_methods": [
      "email"
    ]
  },
  "user_id": "",
  "user_name": <email>,
  "strategy": "email",
  "strategy_type": "passwordless",
  "log_id": "90020240122193632454880000000000000001223372044170758233",
  "_id": "90020240122193632454880000000000000001223372044170758233",
  "isMobile": false,
  "id": "90020240122193632454880000000000000001223372044170758233"
}