diff --git a/app/helpers/epp/keyrelay_helper.rb b/app/helpers/epp/keyrelay_helper.rb
index b3debfba2..91062c979 100644
--- a/app/helpers/epp/keyrelay_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/epp/keyrelay_helper.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ module Epp::KeyrelayHelper
       }
     end
 
+    begin
+      abs_datetime = parsed_frame.css('absolute').text
+      abs_datetime = DateTime.parse(abs_datetime) if abs_datetime.present?
+    rescue => _e
+      epp_errors << {
+        code: '2005',
+        msg: I18n.t('unknown_expiry_absolute_pattern'),
+        value: { obj: 'expiry_absolute', val: abs_datetime }
+      }
+    end
+
     epp_errors.empty?
   end
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 8efe42170..00a85fa6c 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -454,3 +454,4 @@ en:
   requester: 'Requester'
   accepter: 'Accepter'
   keyrelay_details: 'Keyrelay details'
+  unknown_expiry_absolute_pattern: 'Expiry absolute must be compatible to ISO 8601'