diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/domains_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/domains_controller.rb
index 3240db931..562505dc1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/domains_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/domains_controller.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Admin::DomainsController < AdminController
 
   def update
     dp = ignore_empty_statuses
+    @domain.is_admin = true
 
     if @domain.update(dp)
       flash[:notice] = I18n.t('domain_updated')