diff --git a/app/models/validations/tenancy_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/tenancy_validations.rb
index ef4aaac32..4e2878175 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/tenancy_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/tenancy_validations.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module Validations::TenancyValidations
   end
 
   def validate_joint_tenancy(record)
-    if record.hhmemb == 1 && record.joint != 2
+    if record.hhmemb == 1 && record.joint != 2 && record.collection_start_year == 2022
       record.errors.add :joint, I18n.t("validations.tenancy.not_joint")
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/tenancy_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/tenancy_validations_spec.rb
index 93c9506c1..0181c82de 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/tenancy_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/tenancy_validations_spec.rb
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::TenancyValidations do
 
   describe "joint tenancy validation" do
     context "when the data inputter has said that there is only one member in the household" do
+      let(:record) { FactoryBot.create(:case_log, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
       let(:expected_error) { I18n.t("validations.tenancy.not_joint") }
 
       it "displays an error if the data inputter says the letting is a joint tenancy" do