diff --git a/app/jobs/subscription_placement_job.rb b/app/jobs/subscription_placement_job.rb
index b3d0f7fd83..c4412b93e1 100644
--- a/app/jobs/subscription_placement_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/subscription_placement_job.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class SubscriptionPlacementJob
 
     changes = cap_quantity_and_store_changes(order)
     if order.line_items.where('quantity > 0').empty?
-      order.adjustments.destroy_all
+      order.reload.adjustments.destroy_all
       return send_empty_email(order, changes)
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb
index afa0e18f86..0f38c8fdcd 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ describe SubscriptionPlacementJob do
 
         it "does not place the order, clears, all adjustments, and sends an empty_order email" do
           expect{ job.send(:process, order) }.to_not change{ order.reload.completed_at }.from(nil)
-          expect(order.reload.adjustments).to be_empty
+          expect(order.adjustments).to be_empty
+          expect(order.total).to eq 0
           expect(job).to_not have_received(:send_placement_email)
           expect(job).to have_received(:send_empty_email)
         end