diff --git a/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py b/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py
index 38ec21aa5..88ed4aaba 100644
--- a/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py
+++ b/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py
@@ -471,9 +471,13 @@ def validate_transfer_non_staff(registration: MhrRegistration, json_data, reg_ty
         json_data.get("deleteOwnerGroups")
         and len(json_data.get("deleteOwnerGroups")) != 1
         and group == QUALIFIED_USER_GROUP
-        and len(json_data.get("deleteOwnerGroups")) != validator_owner_utils.get_existing_group_count(registration)
     ):
-        error_msg += TRAN_QUALIFIED_DELETE
+        if validator_owner_utils.get_delete_group_count(
+            registration, json_data
+        ) != 1 and validator_owner_utils.get_existing_group_count(registration) != len(
+            json_data.get("deleteOwnerGroups")
+        ):
+            error_msg += TRAN_QUALIFIED_DELETE
     error_msg += validate_transfer_dealer(registration, json_data, reg_type, group)
     if json_data.get("transferDocumentType"):
         error_msg += TRANS_DOC_TYPE_NOT_ALLOWED
diff --git a/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/validator_owner_utils.py b/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/validator_owner_utils.py
index 1571cdb89..78052f42a 100644
--- a/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/validator_owner_utils.py
+++ b/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/validator_owner_utils.py
@@ -662,6 +662,23 @@ def get_death_group_count(registration: MhrRegistration, json_data: dict) -> int
     return add_count - edit_count
 
 
+def get_delete_group_count(registration: MhrRegistration, json_data: dict) -> int:
+    """Transfer non-staff registration get deleted group count ignoring owner edits."""
+    del_count: int = len(json_data.get("deleteOwnerGroups"))
+    if del_count == 1:
+        return 1
+    # Ignore groups with valid owner edits.
+    edit_count: int = 0
+    for group in json_data.get("addOwnerGroups"):
+        if is_edit_group(registration, group):
+            edit_count += 1
+    if edit_count == 0:
+        return del_count
+    if del_count - edit_count == 0:
+        return 1
+    return del_count - edit_count
+
+
 def get_death_add_group(json_data: dict) -> dict:
     """Transfer death registration get single added group ignoring owner edits."""
     if len(json_data.get("addOwnerGroups")) == 1:
diff --git a/ppr-api/devops/vaults.gcp.env b/ppr-api/devops/vaults.gcp.env
index 0da605ed4..001e9f80a 100644
--- a/ppr-api/devops/vaults.gcp.env
+++ b/ppr-api/devops/vaults.gcp.env
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ GCP_PS_VERIFICATION_REPORT_TOPIC="op://ppr/$APP_ENV/ppr-api/GCP_PS_VERIFICATION_
 GCP_PS_REGISTRATION_REPORT_TOPIC="op://ppr/$APP_ENV/ppr-api/GCP_PS_REGISTRATION_REPORT_TOPIC"
 GATEWAY_URL="op://ppr/$APP_ENV/ppr-api/GATEWAY_URL"
 SUBSCRIPTION_API_KEY="op://ppr/$APP_ENV/ppr-api/SUBSCRIPTION_API_KEY"
+ACCOUNT_REGISTRATIONS_MAX_RESULTS="op://ppr/$APP_ENV/ppr-api/ACCOUNT_REGISTRATIONS_MAX_RESULTS"
+REPORT_SEARCH_LIGHT="op://ppr/$APP_ENV/ppr-api/REPORT_SEARCH_LIGHT"
 MAX_SIZE_SEARCH_RT="op://ppr/$APP_ENV/ppr-api/MAX_SIZE_SEARCH_RT"
 GATEWAY_API_KEY="op://ppr/$APP_ENV/ppr-api/GATEWAY_API_KEY"
 ACCOUNT_REGISTRATIONS_MAX_RESULTS="op://ppr/$APP_ENV/ppr-api/ACCOUNT_REGISTRATIONS_MAX_RESULTS"