diff --git a/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb b/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb
index 3da95287d..f028b95f8 100644
--- a/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class DomainUpdateConfirmJob < Que::Job
         domain.send_mail :pending_update_rejected_notification_for_new_registrant
         domain.poll_message!(:poll_pending_update_rejected_by_registrant)
         domain.clean_pendings!
-        domain.save
+        domain.save(validate: false)
       end
       destroy # it's best to destroy the job in the same transaction
     end