diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb872cbd1..217da6ecb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+11.02.2018
+* BUG: Disable all object validations on domain transfer [#701](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/701)
+
+06.02.2018
+* BUG: EPP sessions get again unique session id preventing session mixups [#699](https://github.com/internetee/registry/pull/699)
+
+06.02.2018
+* BUG: Poral for registrants returns again domains that is associated with the user only through the role of registrant [#663](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/663)
+* Registrar: bulk transfer and improved csv download for use as bulk transfer input [#660](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/660)
+* Improved integration with CodeClimate, Simplecov gem update to 15.1 [#684](https://github.com/internetee/registry/pull/684)
+* Improved applycation.yml sample [#664](https://github.com/internetee/registry/pull/664)
+
 11.12.2017
 * BUG: Whitelisted registrar is now automatically chosen on eID/mID login [#609](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/609)
 * BUG: added directo_handle to registrar profile [#343](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/343)
diff --git a/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb b/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
index 8eb6fbc96..58f450147 100644
--- a/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class EppController < ApplicationController
 
   # SESSION MANAGEMENT
   def epp_session
+    cookies # Probably does some initialization
     cookie = env['rack.request.cookie_hash'] || {}
     EppSession.find_or_initialize_by(session_id: cookie['session'])
   end
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb b/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb
index e280adfae..8da98fc57 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Concerns::Contact::Transferable
     new_contact.regenerate_code
     new_contact.regenerate_auth_info
     new_contact.remove_address unless self.class.address_processing?
-    new_contact.save!
+    new_contact.save(validate: false)
     new_contact
   end
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/contacts.yml b/test/fixtures/contacts.yml
index b59d9cba3..2a9898543 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/contacts.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/contacts.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,9 @@ acme_ltd:
   ident_country_code: US
   code: acme-ltd-001
   auth_info: 720b3c
+
+invalid:
+  name: any
+  code: any
+  auth_info: any
+  registrar: bestnames
diff --git a/test/models/contact/contact_test.rb b/test/models/contact/contact_test.rb
index aad044592..c4f26f4a3 100644
--- a/test/models/contact/contact_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/contact/contact_test.rb
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ class ContactTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   def test_validates
     assert @contact.valid?
   end
+
+  def test_invalid_fixture_is_invalid
+    assert contacts(:invalid).invalid?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/models/contact/contact_transfer_test.rb b/test/models/contact/contact_transfer_test.rb
index ae5955230..6c403bb23 100644
--- a/test/models/contact/contact_transfer_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/contact/contact_transfer_test.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ class ContactTransferTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
   end
 
+  def test_bypasses_validation
+    @contact = contacts(:invalid)
+
+    assert_difference 'Contact.count' do
+      @contact.transfer(@new_registrar)
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_changes_registrar
     new_contact = @contact.transfer(@new_registrar)
     assert_equal @new_registrar, new_contact.registrar