diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationController.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationController.java
index 7336200bb..0ef2eb5e6 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationController.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationController.java
@@ -130,18 +130,18 @@ public AccountIdentityResponse register(
       REREGISTRATION_IDLE_DAYS_DISTRIBUTION.record(timeSinceLastSeen.toDays());
     });
 
-    if (existingAccount.isPresent()) {
-      registrationLockVerificationManager.verifyRegistrationLock(existingAccount.get(),
-          registrationRequest.accountAttributes().getRegistrationLock(),
-          userAgent, RegistrationLockVerificationManager.Flow.REGISTRATION, verificationType);
-    }
-
     if (!registrationRequest.skipDeviceTransfer() && existingAccount.map(Account::isTransferSupported).orElse(false)) {
       // If a device transfer is possible, clients must explicitly opt out of a transfer (i.e. after prompting the user)
       // before we'll let them create a new account "from scratch"
       throw new WebApplicationException(Response.status(409, "device transfer available").build());
     }
 
+    if (existingAccount.isPresent()) {
+      registrationLockVerificationManager.verifyRegistrationLock(existingAccount.get(),
+          registrationRequest.accountAttributes().getRegistrationLock(),
+          userAgent, RegistrationLockVerificationManager.Flow.REGISTRATION, verificationType);
+    }
+
     Account account = accounts.create(number, password, signalAgent, registrationRequest.accountAttributes(),
         existingAccount.map(Account::getBadges).orElseGet(ArrayList::new));
 
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationControllerTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationControllerTest.java
index 552aa36dd..4fee853d5 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationControllerTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationControllerTest.java
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Base64;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -45,9 +48,10 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.CsvSource;
-import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.EnumSource;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+import org.junitpioneer.jupiter.cartesian.ArgumentSets;
+import org.junitpioneer.jupiter.cartesian.CartesianTest;
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.IdentityKey;
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.ecc.Curve;
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.ecc.ECKeyPair;
@@ -315,33 +319,58 @@ void recoveryPasswordManagerVerificationFalse() throws InterruptedException {
     }
   }
 
-  @ParameterizedTest
-  @EnumSource(RegistrationLockError.class)
-  void registrationLock(final RegistrationLockError error) throws Exception {
+  @CartesianTest
+  @CartesianTest.MethodFactory("registrationLockAndDeviceTransfer")
+  void registrationLockAndDeviceTransfer(
+      final boolean deviceTransferSupported,
+      @Nullable final RegistrationLockError error)
+      throws Exception {
     when(registrationServiceClient.getSession(any(), any()))
         .thenReturn(
             CompletableFuture.completedFuture(
                 Optional.of(new RegistrationServiceSession(new byte[16], NUMBER, true, null, null, null,
                     SESSION_EXPIRATION_SECONDS))));
 
-    when(accountsManager.getByE164(any())).thenReturn(Optional.of(mock(Account.class)));
+    final Account account = mock(Account.class);
+    when(accountsManager.getByE164(any())).thenReturn(Optional.of(account));
+    when(account.isTransferSupported()).thenReturn(deviceTransferSupported);
 
-    final Exception e = switch (error) {
+    final int expectedStatus;
+    if (deviceTransferSupported) {
+      expectedStatus = 409;
+    } else if (error != null) {
+      final Exception e = switch (error) {
       case MISMATCH -> new WebApplicationException(error.getExpectedStatus());
       case RATE_LIMITED -> new RateLimitExceededException(null, true);
     };
-    doThrow(e)
-        .when(registrationLockVerificationManager).verifyRegistrationLock(any(), any(), any(), any(), any());
+      doThrow(e)
+          .when(registrationLockVerificationManager).verifyRegistrationLock(any(), any(), any(), any(), any());
+      expectedStatus = error.getExpectedStatus();
+    } else {
+      when(accountsManager.create(any(), any(), any(), any(), any()))
+          .thenReturn(mock(Account.class));
+      expectedStatus = 200;
+    }
 
     final Invocation.Builder request = resources.getJerseyTest()
         .target("/v1/registration")
         .request()
         .header(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, AuthHelper.getProvisioningAuthHeader(NUMBER, PASSWORD));
     try (Response response = request.post(Entity.json(requestJson("sessionId")))) {
-      assertEquals(error.getExpectedStatus(), response.getStatus());
+      assertEquals(expectedStatus, response.getStatus());
     }
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+  static ArgumentSets registrationLockAndDeviceTransfer() {
+    final Set<RegistrationLockError> registrationLockErrors = new HashSet<>(EnumSet.allOf(RegistrationLockError.class));
+    registrationLockErrors.add(null);
+
+    return ArgumentSets.argumentsForFirstParameter(true, false)
+        .argumentsForNextParameter(registrationLockErrors);
+  }
+
+
   @ParameterizedTest
   @CsvSource({
       "false, false, false, 200",