diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Northamptonshire.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Northamptonshire.pm
index 516ac73ed7e..9ff0fd39edf 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Northamptonshire.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Northamptonshire.pm
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ sub should_skip_sending_update {
         return 1;
     }
 
+    if ($self->is_defect($p)) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     my $move = DateTime->new(year => 2022, month => 9, day => 12, hour => 9, minute => 30, time_zone => FixMyStreet->local_time_zone);
     return 1 if $p->whensent < $move;