diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
index 94ff29cc4..75a22a26a 100644
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.1
+3.0.3
diff --git a/app/interactions/domains/force_delete_email/base.rb b/app/interactions/domains/force_delete_email/base.rb
index 8b3ec9965..04e7dde5d 100644
--- a/app/interactions/domains/force_delete_email/base.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/domains/force_delete_email/base.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ module Domains
         domains = domain_contacts.map(&:domain).flatten +
                   Domain.where(registrant_id: registrant_ids)
 
+        return if expired_or_hold_domains_exists?(domains)
+
         domains.each do |domain|
           next if domain.expired?
 
@@ -20,6 +22,12 @@ module Domains
 
       private
 
+      def expired_or_hold_domains_exists?(domains)
+        domains.any? do |domain|
+          domain.statuses.include?(DomainStatus::SERVER_HOLD) && email.include?(domain.name)
+        end
+      end
+
       def before_execute_force_delete(domain)
         if domain.force_delete_scheduled? && !domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE].nil?
           added_additional_email_into_notes(domain)
diff --git a/test/interactions/force_delete_email/base_test.rb b/test/interactions/force_delete_email/base_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3f688678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/interactions/force_delete_email/base_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class BaseTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  def test_hold_domains_force_delete_email
+    domain = domains(:shop)
+    domain.update!(statuses: [DomainStatus::SERVER_HOLD])
+    domain.update!(expire_time: Time.zone.now + 1.year)
+
+    registrant = domain.registrant
+    registrant.update!(email: "#{registrant.email.split('@').first}@#{domain.name}")
+
+    Domains::ForceDeleteEmail::Base.run(email: registrant.email)
+
+    domain.reload
+
+    assert_not domain.force_delete_scheduled?
+  end
+end