diff --git a/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb b/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb
index e8f690feb..e8c10db06 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/contact/transferable.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Concerns::Contact::Transferable
 
   included do
     validates :auth_info, presence: true
-    after_initialize :generate_auth_info, if: :new_record?
+    after_initialize :generate_auth_info, if: 'new_record? && auth_info.blank?'
   end
 
   def transfer(new_registrar)