diff --git a/res/res_pjsip.c b/res/res_pjsip.c
index a7dd09ee8e..ee78732c9b 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip.c
@@ -4368,7 +4368,6 @@ AST_TEST_DEFINE(xml_sanitization_exceeds_buffer)
 static int reload_configuration_task(void *obj)
 {
 	ast_res_pjsip_reload_configuration();
-	ast_res_pjsip_init_options_handling(1);
 	ast_sip_initialize_dns();
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip/include/res_pjsip_private.h b/res/res_pjsip/include/res_pjsip_private.h
index 0bdb63325a..6ddbd1f269 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip/include/res_pjsip_private.h
+++ b/res/res_pjsip/include/res_pjsip_private.h
@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ void ast_sip_destroy_global_headers(void);
  */
 int ast_res_pjsip_init_options_handling(int reload);
 
+/*!
+ * \internal
+ * \brief Indicate OPTIONS handling for this AOR needs updating.
+ *
+ * When AOR configuration is retrieved, it is possible that the
+ * qualify frequency has changed. The OPTIONs code needs to update
+ * its qualifies to reflect these changes.
+ *
+ * \param aor The AOR that has been retrieved
+ */
+void ast_res_pjsip_update_options(struct ast_sip_aor *aor);
+
 /*!
  * \internal Initialize message IP updating handling.
  *
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip/location.c b/res/res_pjsip/location.c
index 5abfcabadf..cfe65b18e3 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip/location.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip/location.c
@@ -1137,6 +1137,12 @@ static int contact_apply_handler(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, void *object
 	return status ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
+static int aor_apply_handler(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, void *object)
+{
+	ast_res_pjsip_update_options(object);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*! \brief Initialize sorcery with location support */
 int ast_sip_initialize_sorcery_location(void)
 {
@@ -1153,7 +1159,7 @@ int ast_sip_initialize_sorcery_location(void)
 	ast_sorcery_apply_default(sorcery, "aor", "config", "pjsip.conf,criteria=type=aor");
 
 	if (ast_sorcery_object_register(sorcery, "contact", contact_alloc, NULL, contact_apply_handler) ||
-		ast_sorcery_object_register(sorcery, "aor", aor_alloc, NULL, NULL)) {
+		ast_sorcery_object_register(sorcery, "aor", aor_alloc, NULL, aor_apply_handler)) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_options.c b/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_options.c
index 6fd3c25757..51987f4de4 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_options.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_options.c
@@ -518,6 +518,18 @@ static int qualify_contact_task(void *obj)
 static int qualify_contact_sched(const void *obj)
 {
 	struct sched_data *data = (struct sched_data *) obj;
+	struct ast_sip_aor *aor;
+
+	/* This helps us to determine if an AOR has been removed
+	 * from configuration, and if so, stop qualifying the
+	 * contact
+	 */
+	aor = ast_sip_location_retrieve_aor(data->contact->aor);
+	if (!aor) {
+		ao2_ref(data, -1);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	ao2_ref(aor, -1);
 
 	ao2_ref(data->contact, +1);
 	if (ast_sip_push_task(NULL, qualify_contact_task, data->contact)) {
@@ -1164,12 +1176,10 @@ static int qualify_and_schedule_all_cb(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
 	struct ast_sip_aor *aor = obj;
 	struct ao2_container *contacts;
 
-	if (aor->permanent_contacts) {
-		contacts = ast_sip_location_retrieve_aor_contacts(aor);
-		if (contacts) {
-			ao2_callback(contacts, OBJ_NODATA, qualify_and_schedule_cb_with_aor, aor);
-			ao2_ref(contacts, -1);
-		}
+	contacts = ast_sip_location_retrieve_aor_contacts(aor);
+	if (contacts) {
+		ao2_callback(contacts, OBJ_NODATA, qualify_and_schedule_cb_with_aor, aor);
+		ao2_ref(contacts, -1);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1496,6 +1506,29 @@ int ast_res_pjsip_init_options_handling(int reload)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int unschedule_for_aor_cb(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	struct sched_data *data = obj;
+	struct ast_sip_aor *aor = arg;
+
+	if (!strcmp(ast_sorcery_object_get_id(aor), data->contact->aor)) {
+		AST_SCHED_DEL_UNREF(sched, data->id, ao2_ref(data, -1));
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void ast_res_pjsip_update_options(struct ast_sip_aor *aor)
+{
+	/* This can happen if an AOR is created and applied before OPTIONs code has been initialized */
+	if (!sched_qualifies) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ao2_callback(sched_qualifies, OBJ_NODATA | OBJ_UNLINK, unschedule_for_aor_cb, aor);
+	qualify_and_schedule_all_cb(aor, NULL, 0);
+}
+
 void ast_res_pjsip_cleanup_options_handling(void)
 {
 	ast_cli_unregister_multiple(cli_options, ARRAY_LEN(cli_options));
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip_registrar.c b/res/res_pjsip_registrar.c
index 2db7538890..d190487ac8 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip_registrar.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip_registrar.c
@@ -456,8 +456,6 @@ static int register_aor_core(pjsip_rx_data *rdata,
 			}
 
 			contact_update->expiration_time = ast_tvadd(ast_tvnow(), ast_samp2tv(expiration, 1));
-			contact_update->qualify_frequency = aor->qualify_frequency;
-			contact_update->authenticate_qualify = aor->authenticate_qualify;
 			if (path_str) {
 				ast_string_field_set(contact_update, path, ast_str_buffer(path_str));
 			}