diff --git a/app/jobs/whois_sync_job.rb b/app/jobs/whois_sync_job.rb
index c0e1d17..1532245 100644
--- a/app/jobs/whois_sync_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/whois_sync_job.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ class WhoisSyncJob < ApplicationJob
     return unless response.valid?
 
     update_from_response(response)
-  rescue Whois::DomainNotFoundError
-    check.active = false
-    check.save!
   end
 
   def update_from_response(response)
diff --git a/test/jobs/whois_sync_job_test.rb b/test/jobs/whois_sync_job_test.rb
index fbbdcb7..67464f5 100644
--- a/test/jobs/whois_sync_job_test.rb
+++ b/test/jobs/whois_sync_job_test.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class WhoisSyncJobTest < ActiveJob::TestCase
     assert_equal 1, check.consecutive_failures
   end
 
-  test "disable check when whois responds domain not found" do
+  test "increment consecutive failures when whois responds domain not found" do
     domain = "willneverexist.fr"
     check = create(:check, :nil_dates, domain: domain)
 
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class WhoisSyncJobTest < ActiveJob::TestCase
 
     check.reload
 
-    refute check.active?
     assert_just_now check.last_run_at
     assert_nil check.last_success_at
     assert_equal 1, check.consecutive_failures