diff --git a/app/controllers/registrar/domain_transfers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrar/domain_transfers_controller.rb
index 06e91b93a..43d40e70e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrar/domain_transfers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrar/domain_transfers_controller.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class Registrar
     end
 
     def create
+      params[:request] = true # EPP domain:transfer "op" attribute
       domain = Depp::Domain.new(current_user: depp_current_user)
       @data = domain.transfer(params)
       render :new unless response_ok?