diff --git a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
index 0b76f792b..1a2c61138 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ module Validations::SoftValidations
   end
 
   def all_tenants_age_and_gender_information_completed?
+    return false if hhmemb.present? && hhmemb > 8
+
     person_count = hhmemb || 8
 
     (1..person_count).all? do |n|
@@ -235,6 +237,8 @@ private
   end
 
   def all_male_tenants_in_the_household?
+    return false if hhmemb.present? && hhmemb > 8
+
     person_count = hhmemb || 8
 
     (1..person_count).all? do |n|
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb
index 8c7380fde..b4188ba8c 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb
@@ -174,6 +174,20 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::SoftValidations do
       end
     end
 
+    context "when all tenants are male and household members are over 8" do
+      it "does not show the interruption screen" do
+        (1..8).each do |n|
+          record.send("sex#{n}=", "M")
+          record.send("age#{n}=", 30)
+          record.send("age#{n}_known=", 0)
+          record.send("details_known_#{n}=", 0) unless n == 1
+        end
+        record.preg_occ = 1
+        record.hhmemb = 9
+        expect(record.all_male_tenants_in_a_pregnant_household?).to be false
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when female tenants are under 16" do
       it "shows the interruption screen" do
         record.age2 = 14
@@ -219,6 +233,20 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::SoftValidations do
         expect(record.female_in_pregnant_household_in_soft_validation_range?).to be false
       end
     end
+
+    context "when number of household members is over 8" do
+      it "does not show the interruption screen" do
+        (1..8).each do |n|
+          record.send("sex#{n}=", "F")
+          record.send("age#{n}=", 50)
+          record.send("age#{n}_known=", 0)
+          record.send("details_known_#{n}=", 0) unless n == 1
+        end
+        record.preg_occ = 1
+        record.hhmemb = 9
+        expect(record.female_in_pregnant_household_in_soft_validation_range?).to be false
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "major repairs date soft validations" do