diff --git a/app/models/doi.rb b/app/models/doi.rb
index 5316ee83d..b9285d55f 100644
--- a/app/models/doi.rb
+++ b/app/models/doi.rb
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ def registerable?
   # end
 
   def is_registered_or_findable?
-    %w(registered findable).include?(aasm_state)
+    %w(registered findable).include?(aasm_state) || agency != "DataCite"
   end
 
   def validatable?