diff --git a/app/models/epp/domain.rb b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
index fb01fe38a..249f90a98 100644
--- a/app/models/epp/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Epp::Domain < Domain
 
   after_validation :validate_contacts
   def validate_contacts
-    return true if is_renewal || is_transfer
+    return true if is_transfer
 
     ok = true
     active_admins = admin_domain_contacts.select { |x| !x.marked_for_destruction? }
diff --git a/test/integration/epp/domain/domain_renew_test.rb b/test/integration/epp/domain/domain_renew_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a60ec6843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/epp/domain/domain_renew_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class EppDomainRenewTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  self.use_transactional_fixtures = false
+
+  def setup
+    travel_to Time.zone.parse('2010-07-05')
+  end
+
+  def test_domain_cannot_be_renewed_when_invalid
+    request_xml = <<-XML
+      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+      <epp xmlns="https://epp.tld.ee/schema/epp-ee-1.0.xsd">
+        <command>
+          <renew>
+            <domain:renew xmlns:domain="https://epp.tld.ee/schema/domain-eis-1.0.xsd">
+              <domain:name>invalid.test</domain:name>
+              <domain:curExpDate>2010-07-05</domain:curExpDate>
+              <domain:period unit="m">1</domain:period>
+            </domain:renew>
+          </renew>
+        </command>
+      </epp>
+    XML
+
+    assert_no_changes -> { domains(:invalid).valid_to } do
+      post '/epp/command/renew', { frame: request_xml }, 'HTTP_COOKIE' => 'session=api_bestnames'
+    end
+    assert_equal '2304', Nokogiri::XML(response.body).at_css('result')[:code],
+                 Nokogiri::XML(response.body).css('result').text
+  end
+end