diff --git a/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/post_set_process.rb b/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/post_set_process.rb
index 0c7ae061c..61df9ef46 100644
--- a/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/post_set_process.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/post_set_process.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Domains
 
         # Allow deletion
         statuses.delete(DomainStatus::CLIENT_DELETE_PROHIBITED)
+        domain.skip_whois_record_update = false
 
         domain.save(validate: false)
       end
diff --git a/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/prepare_domain.rb b/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/prepare_domain.rb
index 116957a87..be05ce480 100644
--- a/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/prepare_domain.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/prepare_domain.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module Domains
       def execute
         domain.force_delete_domain_statuses_history = domain.statuses
         domain.statuses |= STATUSES_TO_SET
+        domain.skip_whois_record_update = true
         domain.save(validate: false)
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/set_status.rb b/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/set_status.rb
index cefaf820b..cedef18d5 100644
--- a/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/set_status.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/domains/force_delete/set_status.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module Domains
         domain.force_delete_type = type
         type == :fast_track ? force_delete_fast_track : force_delete_soft
         domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE] = "Company no: #{domain.registrant.ident}" if reason == 'invalid_company'
+        domain.skip_whois_record_update = true
         domain.save(validate: false)
       end
 
diff --git a/app/models/domain.rb b/app/models/domain.rb
index 1d1a13083..88d3af6a0 100644
--- a/app/models/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain.rb
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class Domain < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :registrant_verifications, dependent: :destroy
   has_one :csync_record, dependent: :destroy
 
+  attribute :skip_whois_record_update, :boolean, default: false
+
   after_initialize do
     self.pending_json = {} if pending_json.blank?
     self.statuses = [] if statuses.nil?
@@ -719,6 +721,8 @@ class Domain < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def update_whois_record
+    return if skip_whois_record_update
+
     UpdateWhoisRecordJob.set(wait: 1.minute).perform_later name, 'domain'
   end