diff --git a/app/models/concerns/domain/registry_lockable.rb b/app/models/concerns/domain/registry_lockable.rb
index ccb0f305e..2325e4b60 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/domain/registry_lockable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/domain/registry_lockable.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Concerns
           statuses << DomainStatus::SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED
           statuses << DomainStatus::SERVER_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED
           self.locked_by_registrant_at = Time.zone.now
-          alert_registrar_lock_changes!
+          alert_registrar_lock_changes!(lock: true)
 
           save!
         end
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ module Concerns
           statuses.delete(DomainStatus::SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED)
           statuses.delete(DomainStatus::SERVER_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED)
           self.locked_by_registrant_at = nil
-          alert_registrar_lock_changes!
+          alert_registrar_lock_changes!(lock: false)
 
           save!
         end
       end
 
-      def alert_registrar_lock_changes!
-        translation = locked_by_registrant? ? 'locked' : 'unlocked'
+      def alert_registrar_lock_changes!(lock: true)
+        translation = lock ? 'locked' : 'unlocked'
         registrar.notifications.create!(
           text: I18n.t("notifications.texts.registrar_#{translation}",
                        domain_name: name),
diff --git a/test/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job_test.rb b/test/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job_test.rb
index dc6e14bf9..d2d3a3252 100644
--- a/test/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job_test.rb
+++ b/test/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job_test.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DomainUpdateConfirmJobTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     refute @domain.locked_by_registrant?
     @domain.apply_registry_lock
     assert @domain.locked_by_registrant?
-    assert_equal(@domain.registrar.notifications.last.text, "Domain #{@domain.name} has been unlocked by registrant")
+    assert_equal(@domain.registrar.notifications.last.text, "Domain #{@domain.name} has been locked by registrant")
   end
 
   def test_registrant_unlocked_domain