diff --git a/app/models/epp/domain.rb b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
index 280ee4ef6..04f2e9c14 100644
--- a/app/models/epp/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
@@ -413,6 +413,8 @@ class Epp::Domain < Domain
   end
 
   def transfer_owner_contact(registrar_id)
+    return if owner_contact.registrar_id == registrar_id
+
     is_other_domains_contact = DomainContact.where('contact_id = ? AND domain_id != ?', owner_contact_id, id).count > 0
     if owner_contact.domains_owned.count > 1 || is_other_domains_contact
       # copy contact
@@ -429,15 +431,13 @@ class Epp::Domain < Domain
       oc.generate_code
       oc.registrar_id = registrar_id
       oc.save!
-
-      self.owner_contact = oc
     end
   end
 
   def transfer_domain_contacts(registrar_id)
     copied_ids = []
     contacts.each do |c|
-      next if copied_ids.include?(c.id)
+      next if copied_ids.include?(c.id) || c.registrar_id == registrar_id
 
       is_other_domains_contact = DomainContact.where('contact_id = ? AND domain_id != ?', c.id, id).count > 0
       # if contact used to be owner contact but was copied, then contact must be transferred
diff --git a/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb b/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb
index 952cbf867..92de4757c 100644
--- a/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb
@@ -1105,6 +1105,41 @@ describe 'EPP Domain', epp: true do
       domain.domain_contacts.where(contact_id: domain.owner_contact_id).count.should == 1
     end
 
+    it 'does not transfer contacts if they are already under new registrar' do
+      domain.contacts.each do |c|
+        c.registrar_id = @registrar2.id
+        c.save
+      end
+
+      domain.owner_contact.registrar_id = @registrar2.id
+      domain.owner_contact.save
+
+      original_oc_id = domain.owner_contact_id
+      original_oc_code = domain.owner_contact.code
+      original_contacts_codes = domain.contacts.pluck(:code)
+
+      pw = domain.auth_info
+      xml = domain_transfer_xml({
+        name: { value: domain.name },
+        authInfo: { pw: { value: pw } }
+      })
+
+      login_as :registrar2 do
+        response = epp_plain_request(xml, :xml)
+        response[:msg].should == 'Command completed successfully'
+        response[:result_code].should == '1000'
+      end
+
+      domain.reload
+
+      domain.owner_contact.id.should == original_oc_id
+      domain.owner_contact.code.should == original_oc_code
+      domain.owner_contact.registrar_id.should == @registrar2.id
+
+      original_contacts_codes.should == domain.contacts.pluck(:code)
+
+    end
+
     it 'should not creates transfer without password' do
       xml = domain_transfer_xml({
         name: { value: domain.name }