diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index d9b9509e1..020dc2540 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -4329,9 +4329,11 @@ class DomainAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin, ImportExportRegistrarModelAdmin):
         # Fixes a bug wherein users which are only is_staff
         # can access 'change' when GET,
         # but cannot access this page when it is a request of type POST.
-        if request.user.has_perm("registrar.full_access_permission") or request.user.has_perm(
-            "registrar.analyst_access_permission"
-        ) or request.user.has_perm("registrar.omb_analyst_access_permission"):
+        if (
+            request.user.has_perm("registrar.full_access_permission")
+            or request.user.has_perm("registrar.analyst_access_permission")
+            or request.user.has_perm("registrar.omb_analyst_access_permission")
+        ):
             return True
         return super().has_change_permission(request, obj)
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/domain_change_form.html b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/domain_change_form.html
index 9f34feae6..2e6f57237 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/domain_change_form.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/domain_change_form.html
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
             <input type="submit" value="Remove hold" name="_remove_client_hold" class="custom-link-button">
             {% endif %}
             {% if original.state == original.State.READY or original.state == original.State.ON_HOLD %}
+            {% if not adminform.form.is_omb_analyst %}
             <span class="margin-left-05 margin-right-05 text-middle"> | </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% endif %}
             {% if original.state != original.State.DELETED and not adminform.form.is_omb_analyst %}
             <a class="text-middle" href="#toggle-remove-from-registry" aria-controls="toggle-remove-from-registry" data-open-modal>
                 Remove from registry