diff --git a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Account/BlackListRule.php b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Account/BlackListRule.php
index 3845f7f9ce05..e2e13aa8a931 100644
--- a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Account/BlackListRule.php
+++ b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Account/BlackListRule.php
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\ValidationRules\Account;
 
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule;
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\ValidationRule;
 
 /**
  * Class BlackListRule.
  */
-class BlackListRule implements Rule
+class BlackListRule implements ValidationRule
 {
     private array $blacklist = [
         'secure-coinspot.com',
@@ -3497,27 +3498,13 @@ class BlackListRule implements Rule
         'zzz.com',
     ];
 
-    /**
-     * @param string $attribute
-     * @param mixed $value
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function passes($attribute, $value): bool
+    public function validate(string $attribute, mixed $value, Closure $fail): void
     {
         $parts = explode("@", $value);
 
-        if (is_array($parts)) {
-            return ! in_array($parts[1], $this->blacklist);
-        } else {
-            return true;
+        if (is_array($parts) && in_array($parts[1], $this->blacklist)) {
+            $fail('This domain is blacklisted, if you think this is in error, please email contact@invoiceninja.com');
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function message(): string
-    {
-        return 'This domain is blacklisted, if you think this is in error, please email contact@invoiceninja.com';
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ValidationRules/BlacklistValidationTest.php b/tests/Unit/ValidationRules/BlacklistValidationTest.php
index 1a6b54a41435..806f16232fc3 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ValidationRules/BlacklistValidationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ValidationRules/BlacklistValidationTest.php
@@ -52,4 +52,32 @@ class BlacklistValidationTest extends TestCase
         $v = $this->app['validator']->make($data, $rules);
         $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
     }
+
+    public function testInValidEmailRule2()
+    {
+        $rules = [
+            'email' => [new BlackListRule],
+        ];
+
+        $data = [
+            'email' => 'jimmy@zzz.com',
+        ];
+
+        $v = $this->app['validator']->make($data, $rules);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
+    }
+
+    public function testInValidEmailRule3()
+    {
+        $rules = [
+            'email' => [new BlackListRule],
+        ];
+
+        $data = [
+            'email' => 'jimmy@gmail.com',
+        ];
+
+        $v = $this->app['validator']->make($data, $rules);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
+    }
 }