diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index 2ee45e716..c5a86e89f 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -502,7 +502,8 @@ class Contact < ApplicationRecord
 
   def update_related_whois_records
     # not doing anything if no real changes
-    return if changes.slice(*(self.class.column_names - ["updated_at", "created_at", "statuses", "status_notes"])).empty?
+    ignored_columns = %w[updated_at created_at statuses status_notes]
+    return if saved_changes.slice(*(self.class.column_names - ignored_columns)).empty?
 
     names = related_domain_descriptions.keys
     UpdateWhoisRecordJob.enqueue(names, 'domain') if names.present?
diff --git a/config/environments/test.rb b/config/environments/test.rb
index 784b48f42..c55e59e31 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 Rails.application.configure do
-  $VERBOSE = nil
+  # $VERBOSE = nil
   # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb.
 
   # The test environment is used exclusively to run your application's