diff --git a/app/jobs/hyrax/doi/register_doi_job.rb b/app/jobs/hyrax/doi/register_doi_job.rb
index 153a3dd9..8c78ab8e 100644
--- a/app/jobs/hyrax/doi/register_doi_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/hyrax/doi/register_doi_job.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class RegisterDOIJob < ApplicationJob
       # @param registrar [String] Note this is a string and not a symbol because ActiveJob cannot serialize a symbol
       # @param registrar_opts [Hash]
       def perform(model, registrar: Hyrax.config.identifier_registrars.keys.first, registrar_opts: {})
+        return if model.doi.blank?
+
         Hyrax::Identifier::Dispatcher
           .for(registrar.to_sym, **registrar_opts)
           .assign_for!(object: model, attribute: :doi)