diff --git a/api4/cloud.go b/api4/cloud.go
index 38eb008886..b5785b31c9 100644
--- a/api4/cloud.go
+++ b/api4/cloud.go
@@ -138,12 +138,6 @@ func requestCloudTrial(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	currentSubscription, appErr := c.App.Cloud().GetSubscription(c.AppContext.Session().UserId)
-	if appErr != nil {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.requestCloudTrial", "api.cloud.app_error", nil, appErr.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
 	// check if the email needs to be set
 	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -152,13 +146,13 @@ func requestCloudTrial(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	// this value will not be empty when both emails (user admin and CWS customer) are not business email and
 	// we need to request a new email from the user via the request business email modal
-	var newValidBusinessEmail *model.ValidateBusinessEmailRequest
-	if err = json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &newValidBusinessEmail); err != nil {
+	var startTrialRequest *model.StartCloudTrialRequest
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &startTrialRequest); err != nil {
 		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.requestCloudTrial", "api.cloud.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 
-	changedSub, err := c.App.Cloud().RequestCloudTrial(c.AppContext.Session().UserId, currentSubscription.ID, newValidBusinessEmail.Email)
+	changedSub, err := c.App.Cloud().RequestCloudTrial(c.AppContext.Session().UserId, startTrialRequest.SubscriptionID, startTrialRequest.Email)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.requestCloudTrial", "api.cloud.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
@@ -170,6 +164,8 @@ func requestCloudTrial(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	defer c.App.Srv().Cloud.InvalidateCaches()
+
 	w.Write(json)
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +186,30 @@ func validateBusinessEmail(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// validate current userAdmin email
+	// if an email was sent as a body param, validate it and return wether is valid or not
+	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.requestCloudTrial", "api.cloud.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var emailToValidate *model.ValidateBusinessEmailRequest
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &emailToValidate); err != nil {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.requestCloudTrial", "api.cloud.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if emailToValidate.Email != "" {
+		errValidatingEmail := c.App.Cloud().ValidateBusinessEmail(user.Id, emailToValidate.Email)
+		if errValidatingEmail != nil {
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.valiateBusinessEmail", "api.cloud.request_error", nil, errValidatingEmail.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		ReturnStatusOK(w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// If no email was sent as body param, then validate current userAdmin email
 	errValidatingAdminEmail := c.App.Cloud().ValidateBusinessEmail(user.Id, user.Email)
 
 	// if the current admin email is not a valid email
@@ -211,7 +230,7 @@ func validateBusinessEmail(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// if the email is valid, return ok
+	// if any of the emails is valid, return ok
 	ReturnStatusOK(w)
 }
 
diff --git a/api4/cloud_test.go b/api4/cloud_test.go
index 7d0a7a0d48..d2a00ffe79 100644
--- a/api4/cloud_test.go
+++ b/api4/cloud_test.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func Test_requestTrial(t *testing.T) {
 		IsPaidTier: "false",
 	}
 
-	newValidBusinessEmail := model.ValidateBusinessEmailRequest{Email: ""}
+	newValidBusinessEmail := model.StartCloudTrialRequest{Email: ""}
 
 	t.Run("NON Admin users are UNABLE to request the trial", func(t *testing.T) {
 		th := Setup(t).InitBasic()
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func Test_requestTrial(t *testing.T) {
 
 		cloud.Mock.On("GetSubscription", mock.Anything).Return(subscription, nil)
 		cloud.Mock.On("RequestCloudTrial", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "").Return(subscription, nil)
+		cloud.Mock.On("InvalidateCaches").Return(nil)
 
 		cloudImpl := th.App.Srv().Cloud
 		defer func() {
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ func Test_requestTrial(t *testing.T) {
 
 		cloud.Mock.On("GetSubscription", mock.Anything).Return(subscription, nil)
 		cloud.Mock.On("RequestCloudTrial", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "").Return(subscription, nil)
+		cloud.Mock.On("InvalidateCaches").Return(nil)
 
 		cloudImpl := th.App.Srv().Cloud
 		defer func() {
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ func Test_requestTrial(t *testing.T) {
 
 		cloud.Mock.On("GetSubscription", mock.Anything).Return(subscription, nil)
 		cloud.Mock.On("RequestCloudTrial", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "valid.email@mattermost.com").Return(subscription, nil)
+		cloud.Mock.On("InvalidateCaches").Return(nil)
 
 		cloudImpl := th.App.Srv().Cloud
 		defer func() {
@@ -215,6 +218,8 @@ func Test_validateBusinessEmail(t *testing.T) {
 
 		th.Client.Login(th.BasicUser.Email, th.BasicUser.Password)
 
+		validateBusinessEmail := model.ValidateBusinessEmailRequest{Email: ""}
+
 		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicense("cloud"))
 
 		cloud := mocks.CloudInterface{}
@@ -229,7 +234,7 @@ func Test_validateBusinessEmail(t *testing.T) {
 		}()
 		th.App.Srv().Cloud = &cloud
 
-		_, err := th.Client.ValidateBusinessEmail()
+		_, err := th.Client.ValidateBusinessEmail(&validateBusinessEmail)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/model/client4.go b/model/client4.go
index 5c072765dd..92dced5f8a 100644
--- a/model/client4.go
+++ b/model/client4.go
@@ -7838,7 +7838,7 @@ func (c *Client4) ConfirmCustomerPayment(confirmRequest *ConfirmPaymentMethodReq
 	return BuildResponse(r), nil
 }
 
-func (c *Client4) RequestCloudTrial(email *ValidateBusinessEmailRequest) (*Subscription, *Response, error) {
+func (c *Client4) RequestCloudTrial(email *StartCloudTrialRequest) (*Subscription, *Response, error) {
 	payload, _ := json.Marshal(email)
 	r, err := c.DoAPIPutBytes(c.cloudRoute()+"/request-trial", payload)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -7852,8 +7852,9 @@ func (c *Client4) RequestCloudTrial(email *ValidateBusinessEmailRequest) (*Subsc
 	return subscription, BuildResponse(r), nil
 }
 
-func (c *Client4) ValidateBusinessEmail() (*Response, error) {
-	r, err := c.DoAPIPost(c.cloudRoute()+"/validate-business-email", "")
+func (c *Client4) ValidateBusinessEmail(email *ValidateBusinessEmailRequest) (*Response, error) {
+	payload, _ := json.Marshal(email)
+	r, err := c.DoAPIPostBytes(c.cloudRoute()+"/validate-business-email", payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		return BuildResponse(r), err
 	}
diff --git a/model/cloud.go b/model/cloud.go
index 1c10c991c0..ed5f6f35f2 100644
--- a/model/cloud.go
+++ b/model/cloud.go
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ type CloudCustomer struct {
 	PaymentMethod  *PaymentMethod `json:"payment_method"`
 }
 
+type StartCloudTrialRequest struct {
+	Email          string `json:"email"`
+	SubscriptionID string `json:"subscription_id"`
+}
+
 type ValidateBusinessEmailRequest struct {
 	Email string `json:"email"`
 }