diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php
index dd82e9116131..188a4a38bddd 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ClientApiController extends BaseAPIController
                 $query->where('email', $email);
             });
         }
-        
+
         return $this->listResponse($clients);
     }
 
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ class ClientApiController extends BaseAPIController
     {
         $client = $this->clientRepo->save($request->input());
 
+        // refresh contacts 
+        $client->load(['contacts']);
+
         return $this->itemResponse($client);
     }
 
@@ -112,11 +115,13 @@ class ClientApiController extends BaseAPIController
         if ($request->action) {
             return $this->handleAction($request);
         }
-        
+
         $data = $request->input();
         $data['public_id'] = $publicId;
         $client = $this->clientRepo->save($data, $request->entity());
 
+        $client->load(['contacts']);
+
         return $this->itemResponse($client);
     }
 
@@ -146,10 +151,10 @@ class ClientApiController extends BaseAPIController
     public function destroy(UpdateClientRequest $request)
     {
         $client = $request->entity();
-        
+
         $this->clientRepo->delete($client);
 
         return $this->itemResponse($client);
     }
-    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+}