diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain.py b/src/registrar/models/domain.py
index 7f53bb234..448630cc8 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain.py
@@ -1779,7 +1779,8 @@ class Domain(TimeStampedModel, DomainHelper):
             self._update_hosts_and_contacts(cleaned, fetch_hosts, fetch_contacts)
 
             if self.state == self.State.UNKNOWN:
-                self._fix_unknown_state(cleaned)
+                # self._fix_unknown_state(cleaned)
+                pass
             if fetch_hosts:
                 self._update_hosts_and_ips_in_db(cleaned)
             if fetch_contacts: