diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d44783e0..abb1dd2bd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
+02.05.2017
+* Set default period value of domain create and renew operations to 1 year in the Registrar portal [#495](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/495)
+
+01.05.2017
+* Support for short and long regsitration periods - from 3m to 10y [#475](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/475)
+* Improved race condition handling on domain renew [#430](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/430)
+
 05.04.2017
 * Fixed validation error on valid legaldocs in the portal for registrars [#432](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/432)
 * Updated Ruby, nokogiri and variouse other dependent gems to fix security issues
+* Template selection for setting ForceDelete status in admin interface and new template for deceased registrant [#268](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/268)
 
 14.03.2017
 * Improved phone number validation [#386](https://github.com/internetee/registry/issues/386)
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c9b2b3843..0f9ba3511 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -128,13 +128,12 @@ group :development do
 end
 
 group :development, :test do
-  # test stack
-  gem 'capybara',           '2.4.4'
-  gem 'rspec-rails',        '3.5.2' 
+  gem 'capybara'
+  gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 3.5'
   gem 'fabrication',        '2.13.2' # Replacement for fixtures
-  gem 'phantomjs-binaries', '1.9.2.4' 
-  gem 'phantomjs',          '1.9.8.0'
-  gem 'poltergeist',        '1.6.0'  # We are using PhantomJS instead
+  gem 'phantomjs-binaries'
+  gem 'phantomjs'
+  gem 'poltergeist'
   gem 'launchy',            '2.4.3' # for opening browser automatically
 
   # debug
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 208306b38..3495e9eea 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ GEM
       bundler (~> 1.2)
       thor (~> 0.18)
     cancancan (1.11.0)
-    capybara (2.4.4)
+    capybara (2.14.0)
+      addressable
       mime-types (>= 1.16)
       nokogiri (>= 1.3.3)
       rack (>= 1.0.0)
@@ -336,12 +337,11 @@ GEM
     pdfkit (0.6.2)
     pg (0.19.0)
     phantomjs (1.9.8.0)
-    phantomjs-binaries (1.9.2.4)
+    phantomjs-binaries (2.1.1.1)
       sys-uname (= 0.9.0)
-    poltergeist (1.6.0)
+    poltergeist (1.14.0)
       capybara (~> 2.1)
       cliver (~> 0.3.1)
-      multi_json (~> 1.0)
       websocket-driver (>= 0.2.0)
     polyamorous (1.3.1)
       activerecord (>= 3.0)
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   bullet (= 4.14.7)
   bundler-audit
   cancancan (= 1.11.0)
-  capybara (= 2.4.4)
+  capybara
   codeclimate-test-reporter (~> 1.0.0)
   coderay (= 1.1.0)
   coffee-rails (= 4.1.0)
@@ -605,9 +605,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   paper_trail!
   pdfkit (= 0.6.2)
   pg (= 0.19.0)
-  phantomjs (= 1.9.8.0)
-  phantomjs-binaries (= 1.9.2.4)
-  poltergeist (= 1.6.0)
+  phantomjs
+  phantomjs-binaries
+  poltergeist
   pry (= 0.10.1)
   puma
   que (= 0.10.0)
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails-settings-cached (= 0.4.1)
   ransack (= 1.5.1)
   rest-client
-  rspec-rails (= 3.5.2)
+  rspec-rails (~> 3.5)
   rubocop (= 0.48.1)
   rubycritic (= 3.2.0)
   sass-rails (= 5.0.6)
diff --git a/app/assets/images/registrar/bg-alpha.png b/app/assets/images/registrar/bg-test.png
similarity index 100%
rename from app/assets/images/registrar/bg-alpha.png
rename to app/assets/images/registrar/bg-test.png
diff --git a/app/controllers/registrar/domains_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrar/domains_controller.rb
index a75469de3..76467ce79 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrar/domains_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrar/domains_controller.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class Registrar
     def new
       authorize! :create, Depp::Domain
       @domain_params = Depp::Domain.default_params
+      @domain_params[:period] = Depp::Domain.default_period
     end
 
     def create
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ class Registrar
         @data = @domain.renew(params)
         render 'renew_index' and return unless response_ok?
       else
+        params[:period] = Depp::Domain.default_period
         render 'renew_index'
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/models/depp/domain.rb b/app/models/depp/domain.rb
index 2b35a695c..1351b2672 100644
--- a/app/models/depp/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/depp/domain.rb
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ module Depp
     end
 
     class << self
+      def default_period
+        '1y'
+      end
+
       def default_params
         ret = {}
 
diff --git a/lib/sorted_country.rb b/lib/sorted_country.rb
index e831c007b..8b69d951a 100644
--- a/lib/sorted_country.rb
+++ b/lib/sorted_country.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class SortedCountry
 
     def all_sorted_truncated
       @all_sorted_truncated ||=
-        all_sorted.map { |country| [truncate(name, length: 26), country.alpha2] }
+        all_sorted.map { |country| [country.name.truncate(26), country.alpha2] }
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/registrar/domains/new_spec.rb b/spec/features/registrar/domains/new_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4dd1d85d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/registrar/domains/new_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.feature 'New domain in registrar area', settings: false do
+  background do
+    sign_in_to_registrar_area
+  end
+
+  it 'has default period' do
+    visit registrar_domains_path
+    click_link_or_button t('new')
+
+    expect(page).to have_field('domain_period', with: Depp::Domain.default_period)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/features/registrar/domains/renew_spec.rb b/spec/features/registrar/domains/renew_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d6ab0a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/registrar/domains/renew_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.feature 'Renew domain in registrar area' do
+  given!(:registrar) { create(:registrar) }
+  given!(:user) { create(:api_user, registrar: registrar) }
+  given!(:domain) { create(:domain, registrar: registrar) }
+
+  background do
+    sign_in_to_registrar_area(user: user)
+  end
+
+  it 'has default period' do
+    visit registrar_domains_path
+    click_link_or_button t('renew')
+
+    expect(page).to have_field('period', with: Depp::Domain.default_period)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/depp/domain_spec.rb b/spec/models/depp/domain_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c780e6a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/depp/domain_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Depp::Domain do
+  describe '::default_period', db: false, settings: false do
+    it 'returns default period' do
+      expect(described_class.default_period).to eq('1y')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 664043716..e5e131454 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require 'webmock/rspec'
+WebMock.disable_net_connect!(allow_localhost: true)
+
 if ENV['TRAVIS']
   require 'simplecov'
   SimpleCov.start