diff --git a/app/models/epp/domain.rb b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
index e7ab6a249..c50203dd9 100644
--- a/app/models/epp/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ class Epp::Domain < Domain
 
     same_registrant_as_current = true
     # registrant block may not be present, so we need this to rule out false positives
-    unless frame.css('registrant').text.blank?
+    if frame.css('registrant').text.present?
       same_registrant_as_current = (registrant.code == frame.css('registrant').text)
     end