diff --git a/app/models/domain.rb b/app/models/domain.rb
index 679669728..391c9c030 100644
--- a/app/models/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain.rb
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ class Domain < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def pending_update?
-    statuses.include?(DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE) && !statuses.include?(DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE)
+    statuses.include?(DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE)
   end
 
   # depricated not used, not valid
diff --git a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
index e3818c484..ad91ccfec 100644
--- a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
@@ -242,4 +242,14 @@ class NewDomainForceDeleteTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     assert_not_includes(@domain.statuses, asserted_status)
   end
+
+  def test_force_delete_does_not_affect_pending_update_check
+    @domain.schedule_force_delete(type: :soft)
+    @domain.reload
+
+    @domain.statuses << DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE
+
+    assert @domain.force_delete_scheduled?
+    assert @domain.pending_update?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/models/domain_cron_test.rb b/test/models/domain_cron_test.rb
index 5b3b0120e..3bf36b9e2 100644
--- a/test/models/domain_cron_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/domain_cron_test.rb
@@ -52,4 +52,26 @@ class DomainCronTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     assert_emails 0
   end
+
+  def test_cleans_expired_pendings_when_force_delete_active
+    Setting.expire_pending_confirmation = 0
+
+    # Set force delete
+    @domain.schedule_force_delete(type: :soft)
+    @domain.reload
+
+    @domain.statuses << DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE
+    # Set domain registrant change that's expired
+    @domain.update!(registrant_verification_asked_at: Time.zone.now,
+                    registrant_verification_token: 'test',
+                    statuses: @domain.statuses)
+
+    assert @domain.pending_update?
+    @domain.reload
+
+    DomainCron.clean_expired_pendings
+    @domain.reload
+
+    assert_not @domain.pending_update?
+  end
 end