diff --git a/src/epplibwrapper/tests/test_pool.py b/src/epplibwrapper/tests/test_pool.py
index 74a2b687d..b1912b9cf 100644
--- a/src/epplibwrapper/tests/test_pool.py
+++ b/src/epplibwrapper/tests/test_pool.py
@@ -68,11 +68,10 @@ class TestConnectionPool(TestCase):
                 msg_q=None,
             )
             return mock
-
+    
     @patch.object(EPPLibWrapper, "_test_registry_connection_success", patch_success)
     def test_pool_sends_data(self):
         """A .send is invoked on the pool successfully"""
-        self.maxDiff = None
         expected_result = {
             'cl_tr_id': None,
             'code': 1000,
@@ -124,6 +123,7 @@ class TestConnectionPool(TestCase):
             location= Path(__file__).parent / "utility" / "infoDomain.xml"
             xml = (location).read_bytes()
             return xml
+
         # Mock what happens inside the "with"
         with ExitStack() as stack:
             stack.enter_context(patch.object(EPPConnectionPool, "_create_socket", self.fake_socket))
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ class TestConnectionPool(TestCase):
             # Send a command
             result = registry.send(commands.InfoDomain(name="test.gov"), cleaned=True)
 
+            # Should this ever fail, it either means that the schema has changed,
+            # or the pool is broken.
+            # If the schema has changed: Update the associated infoDomain.xml file 
             self.assertEqual(result.__dict__, expected_result)
+
             # The number of open pools should match the number of requested ones.
             # If it is 0, then they failed to open
             self.assertEqual(len(registry._pool.conn), self.pool_options["size"])
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain.py b/src/registrar/models/domain.py
index f66221338..68f0600ec 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain.py
@@ -17,15 +17,18 @@ from registrar.utility.errors import (
     NameserverErrorCodes as nsErrorCodes,
 )
 
-from epplibwrapper import (
-    CLIENT as registry,
-    commands,
-    common as epp,
-    extensions,
-    info as eppInfo,
-    RegistryError,
-    ErrorCode,
-)
+try: 
+    from epplibwrapper import (
+        CLIENT as registry,
+        commands,
+        common as epp,
+        extensions,
+        info as eppInfo,
+        RegistryError,
+        ErrorCode,
+    )
+except Exception:
+    pass
 
 from registrar.models.utility.contact_error import ContactError, ContactErrorCodes