diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/domains/force_delete_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/domains/force_delete_controller.rb
index e64012de7..6a111926f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/domains/force_delete_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/domains/force_delete_controller.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Admin
           send_email
           domain.update(contact_notification_sent_date: Time.zone.today)
         else
-          domain.update(template_name: template_name)
+          domain.update(template_name: domain.notification_template)
         end
       end
 
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ module Admin
 
       private
 
-      def template_name
-        domain.registrant.org? ? 'legal_person' : 'private_person'
-      end
-
       def domain
         @domain ||= Domain.find(params[:domain_id])
       end
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@ module Admin
         DomainDeleteMailer.forced(domain: domain,
                                   registrar: domain.registrar,
                                   registrant: domain.registrant,
-                                  template_name: template_name).deliver_now
+                                  template_name: domain.notification_template).deliver_now
       end
 
       def force_delete_type
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb b/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
index 9b75d1e92..bf619c65f 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ module Concerns::Domain::ForceDelete # rubocop:disable Metrics/ModuleLength
     end
   end
 
+  def notification_template
+    registrant.org? ? 'legal_person' : 'private_person'
+  end
+
   def force_delete_scheduled?
     statuses.include?(DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE)
   end