diff --git a/app/controllers/repp/v1/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/repp/v1/base_controller.rb
index 53519195c..a1ae1b0a3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repp/v1/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/repp/v1/base_controller.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module Repp
         @epp_errors ||= []
 
         obj&.construct_epp_errors
-        @epp_errors += obj.errors[:epp_errors] if obj
+        @epp_errors += obj.errors.where(:epp_errors).map(&:options) if obj
 
         format_epp_errors if update
         @epp_errors.uniq!
diff --git a/app/controllers/repp/v1/domains_controller.rb b/app/controllers/repp/v1/domains_controller.rb
index b058f4505..a4f518ba2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repp/v1/domains_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/repp/v1/domains_controller.rb
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ module Repp
           @successful << { type: 'domain_transfer', domain_name: domain.name }
         else
           @errors << { type: 'domain_transfer', domain_name: domain.name,
-                       errors: domain.errors[:epp_errors] }
+                       errors: domain.errors.where(:epp_errors)[0].options }
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/app/interactions/actions/domain_transfer.rb b/app/interactions/actions/domain_transfer.rb
index 1ff9aafe9..4da078d78 100644
--- a/app/interactions/actions/domain_transfer.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/actions/domain_transfer.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ module Actions
     end
 
     def call
-      return unless domain_exists?
-      return unless valid_transfer_code?
+      return false unless domain_exists?
+      return false unless valid_transfer_code?
 
       run_validations
 
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/epp_errors.rb b/app/models/concerns/epp_errors.rb
index d12080158..6d8ca999a 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/epp_errors.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/epp_errors.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 module EppErrors
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+  included do
+    attr_accessor :epp_errors
+  end
 
   def construct_epp_errors
     epp_errors = []
@@ -19,9 +22,7 @@ module EppErrors
 
       epp_errors << collect_parent_errors(attr, errors)
     end
-
-    errors.add(:epp_errors, epp_errors)
-    errors[:epp_errors].flatten!
+    errors.add(:epp_errors, epp_errors) unless epp_errors.empty?
   end
 
   def collect_parent_errors(attr, errors)
diff --git a/test/integration/repp/v1/domains/transfer_test.rb b/test/integration/repp/v1/domains/transfer_test.rb
index a86395083..5854de195 100644
--- a/test/integration/repp/v1/domains/transfer_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/repp/v1/domains/transfer_test.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ReppV1DomainsTransferTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal 1000, json[:code]
     assert_equal 'Command completed successfully', json[:message]
 
-    assert_equal 'Object status prohibits operation', json[:data][:failed][0][:errors][0][:msg]
+    assert_equal 'Object status prohibits operation', json[:data][:failed][0][:errors][:msg]
 
     @domain.reload
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class ReppV1DomainsTransferTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal 1000, json[:code]
     assert_equal 'Command completed successfully', json[:message]
 
-    assert_equal "Invalid authorization information", json[:data][:failed][0][:errors][0][:msg]
+    assert_equal "Invalid authorization information", json[:data][:failed][0][:errors][:msg]
   end
 
   def test_does_not_transfer_domain_to_same_registrar
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class ReppV1DomainsTransferTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal 1000, json[:code]
     assert_equal 'Command completed successfully', json[:message]
 
-    assert_equal 'Domain already belongs to the querying registrar', json[:data][:failed][0][:errors][0][:msg]
+    assert_equal 'Domain already belongs to the querying registrar', json[:data][:failed][0][:errors][:msg]
 
     @domain.reload
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class ReppV1DomainsTransferTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal 1000, json[:code]
     assert_equal 'Command completed successfully', json[:message]
 
-    assert_equal 'Object is not eligible for transfer', json[:data][:failed][0][:errors][0][:msg]
+    assert_equal 'Object is not eligible for transfer', json[:data][:failed][0][:errors][:msg]
 
     @domain.reload