diff --git a/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb b/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb
index be0ada219..3da95287d 100644
--- a/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/domain_update_confirm_job.rb
@@ -3,19 +3,16 @@ class DomainUpdateConfirmJob < Que::Job
     # it's recommended to keep transaction against job table as short as possible.
     ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
       domain = Epp::Domain.find(domain_id)
+      domain.is_admin = true
       case action
       when RegistrantVerification::CONFIRMED
         domain.poll_message!(:poll_pending_update_confirmed_by_registrant)
-        domain.apply_pending_update! do |e|
-          e.instance_variable_set("@changed_attributes", e.changed_attributes.merge("statuses"=>[]))
-        end
+        domain.apply_pending_update!
         domain.clean_pendings!
-        WhoisRecord.find_by(domain_id: domain.id).save
       when RegistrantVerification::REJECTED
         domain.send_mail :pending_update_rejected_notification_for_new_registrant
         domain.poll_message!(:poll_pending_update_rejected_by_registrant)
         domain.clean_pendings!
-        domain.instance_variable_set("@changed_attributes", domain.changed_attributes.merge("statuses"=>[]))
         domain.save
       end
       destroy # it's best to destroy the job in the same transaction
diff --git a/app/models/epp/domain.rb b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
index d84de4ca6..15e16163a 100644
--- a/app/models/epp/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
@@ -507,18 +507,17 @@ class Epp::Domain < Domain
     frame = Nokogiri::XML(pending_json['frame'])
 
     self.deliver_emails = true # turn on email delivery
-    send_mail :registrant_updated_notification_for_old_registrant
-
-    statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE)
-    yield(self) if block_given? # need to skip statuses check here
-    self.save
-
+    self.statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE)
     ::PaperTrail.whodunnit = user.id_role_username # updator str should be the request originator not the approval user
+
+    send_mail :registrant_updated_notification_for_old_registrant
     return unless update(frame, user, false)
     clean_pendings!
 
     send_mail :registrant_updated_notification_for_new_registrant
-    update_whois_record
+    WhoisRecord.find_by(domain_id: id).save # need to reload model
+
+    save! # for notification if everything fails
     true
   end