diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index 33cc3ff0f..f07c0c114 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -504,7 +504,8 @@ class Contact < ApplicationRecord
 
   def update_related_whois_records
     # not doing anything if no real changes
-    return if changes.slice(*(self.class.column_names - ["updated_at", "created_at", "statuses", "status_notes"])).empty?
+    ignored_columns = %w[updated_at created_at statuses status_notes]
+    return if saved_changes.slice(*(self.class.column_names - ignored_columns)).empty?
 
     names = related_domain_descriptions.keys
     UpdateWhoisRecordJob.enqueue(names, 'domain') if names.present?
diff --git a/config/environments/test.rb b/config/environments/test.rb
index 784b48f42..c55e59e31 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 Rails.application.configure do
-  $VERBOSE = nil
+  # $VERBOSE = nil
   # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb.
 
   # The test environment is used exclusively to run your application's
diff --git a/test/models/contact_test.rb b/test/models/contact_test.rb
index 923a8d44e..4e500e98d 100644
--- a/test/models/contact_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/contact_test.rb
@@ -248,6 +248,15 @@ class ContactTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal %w[ok], contact.statuses
   end
 
+  def test_whois_gets_updated_after_contact_save
+    @contact.name = 'SomeReallyWeirdRandomTestName'
+    domain = @contact.registrant_domains.first
+
+    @contact.save!
+
+    assert_equal domain.whois_record.try(:json).try(:[], 'registrant'), @contact.name
+  end
+
   private
 
   def make_contact_free_of_domains_where_it_acts_as_a_registrant(contact)