diff --git a/app/interactions/domains/update_confirm/process_update_rejected.rb b/app/interactions/domains/update_confirm/process_update_rejected.rb
index 1d7b75b0e..19969d970 100644
--- a/app/interactions/domains/update_confirm/process_update_rejected.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/domains/update_confirm/process_update_rejected.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Domains
 
           preclean_pendings
           clean_pendings!
+          domain.save!
         end
       end
     end