diff --git a/app/models/external_events/enrollment_event_notification.rb b/app/models/external_events/enrollment_event_notification.rb
index 605201237..95b08083f 100644
--- a/app/models/external_events/enrollment_event_notification.rb
+++ b/app/models/external_events/enrollment_event_notification.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def drop_if_already_processed!
         :enrollment_action_uri => enrollment_action
       )
       if found_event.any?
-        if is_reterm_with_earlier_date?
+        if is_eligible_term?
           false
         else
           response_with_publisher do |result_publisher|
@@ -295,6 +295,15 @@ def is_reterm_with_earlier_date? # terminating policy again with earlier termina
       (existing_policy.present? && existing_policy.terminated? && existing_policy.policy_end > extract_enrollee_end(subscriber))
     end
 
+    def is_eligible_term?
+      return false unless is_termination?
+      return false unless extract_enrollee_end(subscriber).present?
+      return false if existing_policy.blank?
+      return true unless existing_policy.terminated?
+
+      existing_policy.terminated? && existing_policy.policy_end > extract_enrollee_end(subscriber)
+    end
+
     def enrollment_action
       @enrollment_action ||= extract_enrollment_action(enrollment_event_xml)
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/external_events/enrollment_event_notification_spec.rb b/spec/models/external_events/enrollment_event_notification_spec.rb
index 386c3db57..839060ee1 100644
--- a/spec/models/external_events/enrollment_event_notification_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/external_events/enrollment_event_notification_spec.rb
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
       allow(subject).to receive(:is_termination?).and_return(true)
       allow(subject).to receive(:hbx_enrollment_id).and_return(hbx_enrollment_id)
       allow(subject).to receive(:enrollment_action).and_return("urn:openhbx:terms:v1:enrollment#terminate_enrollment")
-       allow(subject).to receive(:is_reterm_with_earlier_date?).and_return(true)
+       allow(subject).to receive(:is_eligible_term?).and_return(true)
     end
 
     it "returns false" do
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@
       allow(subject).to receive('response_with_publisher').and_yield(result_publisher)
       allow(subject).to receive(:hbx_enrollment_id).and_return(hbx_enrollment_id)
       allow(subject).to receive(:enrollment_action).and_return("urn:openhbx:terms:v1:enrollment#terminate_enrollment")
-      allow(subject).to receive(:is_reterm_with_earlier_date?).and_return(false)
+      allow(subject).to receive(:is_eligible_term?).and_return(false)
     end
 
     it "returns notify event already processed" do