diff --git a/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb b/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb
index 3805287ac..4124bc7c1 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 module Concerns::Contact::Transferable
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
+  included do
+    after_initialize :generate_auth_info, if: :new_record?
+  end
+
   def transfer(new_registrar)
     new_contact = self.dup
     new_contact.registrar = new_registrar
@@ -10,4 +14,10 @@ module Concerns::Contact::Transferable
     new_contact.save!
     new_contact
   end
+
+  def generate_auth_info
+    return if @generate_auth_info_disabled
+    return if auth_info.present?
+    self.auth_info = SecureRandom.hex(11)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index 85687cb6f..c0c4c00ee 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   before_validation :to_upcase_country_code
   before_validation :strip_email
-  before_create :generate_auth_info
   before_update :manage_emails
 
   composed_of :identifier,
@@ -314,12 +313,6 @@ class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
     !org?
   end
 
-  def generate_auth_info
-    return if @generate_auth_info_disabled
-    return if auth_info.present?
-    self.auth_info = SecureRandom.hex(11)
-  end
-
   # def auth_info=(pw)
   #   self[:auth_info] = pw if new_record?
   # end