diff --git a/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb b/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb
index 098b9853e..67007d334 100644
--- a/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ class DomainUpdateConfirmJob < Que::Job
       case action
       when RegistrantVerification::CONFIRMED
         domain.poll_message!(:poll_pending_update_confirmed_by_registrant)
+        raise_errors!(domain)
+
         domain.apply_pending_update!
+        raise_errors!(domain)
+
         domain.clean_pendings!
+        raise_errors!(domain)
       when RegistrantVerification::REJECTED
         domain.send_mail :pending_update_rejected_notification_for_new_registrant
         domain.poll_message!(:poll_pending_update_rejected_by_registrant)
@@ -17,4 +22,8 @@ class DomainUpdateConfirmJob < Que::Job
       destroy # it's best to destroy the job in the same transaction
     end
   end
+
+  def raise_errors!(domain)
+    throw "domain #{domain.name} failed with errors #{domain.errors.full_messages}" if domain.errors.any?
+  end
 end