diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov.js b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov.js
index 69ba50cd4..fba043888 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov.js
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov.js
@@ -212,23 +212,20 @@ function handleValidationClick(e) {
 }
 
 
-function handleFormsetValidationClick(e) {
-  // Check availability for alternative domains
-  
-  const alternativeDomainsAvailability = document.getElementById('check-avail-for-alt-domains');
-  
+function handleFormsetValidationClick(e, availabilityButton) {
+
   // Collect input IDs from the repeatable forms
-  let inputIds = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.repeatable-form input')).map(input => input.id);
+  let inputs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.repeatable-form input'))
 
   // Run validators for each input
-  inputIds.forEach(inputId => {
-    const input = document.getElementById(inputId);
+  inputs.forEach(input => {
     runValidators(input);
   });
 
   // Set the validate-for attribute on the button with the collected input IDs
   // Not needed for functionality but nice for accessibility
-  alternativeDomainsAvailability.setAttribute('validate-for', inputIds.join(', '));
+  inputs = inputs.map(input => input.id).join(', ');
+  availabilityButton.setAttribute('validate-for', inputs);
 }
 
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@@ -256,7 +253,9 @@ function handleFormsetValidationClick(e) {
   for(const button of activatesValidation) {
     // Adds multi-field validation for alternative domains
     if (button === alternativeDomainsAvailability) {
-      button.addEventListener('click', handleFormsetValidationClick);
+      button.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+        handleFormsetValidationClick(e, alternativeDomainsAvailability)
+      });
     } else {
       button.addEventListener('click', handleValidationClick);
     }
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain.py b/src/registrar/models/domain.py
index 1a581a4ec..6b5f0d19c 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain.py
@@ -173,12 +173,13 @@ class Domain(TimeStampedModel, DomainHelper):
 
     @classmethod
     def available(cls, domain: str) -> bool:
-        """Check if a domain is available."""
-        if not cls.string_could_be_domain(domain):
-            raise ValueError("Not a valid domain: %s" % str(domain))
-        domain_name = domain.lower()
-        req = commands.CheckDomain([domain_name])
-        return registry.send(req, cleaned=True).res_data[0].avail
+        return True
+        # """Check if a domain is available."""
+        # if not cls.string_could_be_domain(domain):
+        #     raise ValueError("Not a valid domain: %s" % str(domain))
+        # domain_name = domain.lower()
+        # req = commands.CheckDomain([domain_name])
+        # return registry.send(req, cleaned=True).res_data[0].avail
 
     @classmethod
     def registered(cls, domain: str) -> bool: