diff --git a/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb b/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
index 729a7515b..670e5db67 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Concerns::Domain::ForceDelete # rubocop:disable Metrics/ModuleLength
   def notification_template
     if contact_emails_verification_failed.present?
       'invalid_email'
-    elsif  registrant.org?
+    elsif registrant.org?
       'legal_person'
     else
       'private_person'
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/email_verifable.rb b/app/models/concerns/email_verifable.rb
index 2168a0754..d0bb6aecb 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/email_verifable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/email_verifable.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Concerns
     end
 
     def email_verification_failed?
-      email_verification.failed?
+      email_verification&.failed?
     end
 
     class_methods do
diff --git a/test/mailers/previews/domain_delete_mailer_preview.rb b/test/mailers/previews/domain_delete_mailer_preview.rb
index 916b0af0e..9dd7ae7b2 100644
--- a/test/mailers/previews/domain_delete_mailer_preview.rb
+++ b/test/mailers/previews/domain_delete_mailer_preview.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class DomainDeleteMailerPreview < ActionMailer::Preview
   def self.define_forced_templates
-    DomainDeleteMailer.force_delete_templates.each do |template_name|
+    %w[private_person legal_person invalid_email].each do |template_name|
       define_method "forced_#{template_name}".to_sym do
         DomainDeleteMailer.forced(domain: @domain,
                                   registrar: @domain.registrar,
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ class DomainDeleteMailerPreview < ActionMailer::Preview
   def expired
     DomainDeleteMailer.expired(@domain)
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/test/system/admin_area/domains/force_delete_test.rb b/test/system/admin_area/domains/force_delete_test.rb
index 6aa53be6c..e17695fcc 100644
--- a/test/system/admin_area/domains/force_delete_test.rb
+++ b/test/system/admin_area/domains/force_delete_test.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AdminAreaDomainForceDeleteTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
     end
 
     @domain.reload
-    assert_equal template_name, @domain.template_name
+    assert_equal @domain.notification_template, @domain.template_name
   end
 
   def test_uses_legal_template_if_registrant_org
@@ -57,7 +57,23 @@ class AdminAreaDomainForceDeleteTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
     end
 
     @domain.reload
-    assert_equal template_name, @domain.template_name
+    assert_equal @domain.notification_template, @domain.template_name
+  end
+
+  def test_uses_legal_template_if_invalid_email
+    verification = @domain.contacts.first.email_verification
+    verification.update(verified_at: Time.zone.now - 1.day, success: false)
+
+    assert_equal @domain.notification_template, 'invalid_email'
+
+    assert_emails 0 do
+      visit edit_admin_domain_url(@domain)
+      find(:css, '#soft_delete').set(true)
+      click_link_or_button 'Force delete domain'
+    end
+
+    @domain.reload
+    assert_equal @domain.notification_template, @domain.template_name
   end
 
   def test_allows_to_skip_notifying_registrant_and_admin_contacts_by_email
@@ -87,10 +103,4 @@ class AdminAreaDomainForceDeleteTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
     assert_no_button 'Schedule force delete'
     assert_no_link 'Schedule force delete'
   end
-
-  private
-
-  def template_name
-    @domain.registrant.org? ? 'legal_person' : 'private_person'
-  end
 end