diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php
index d62056406bb9..f7140c2943d2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientApiController.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ClientApiController extends Controller
 
             return Response::make($error, 500, $headers);
         } else {
-            $client = $this->clientRepo->save(false, $data, false);
+            $client = $this->clientRepo->save(isset($data['id']) ? $data['id'] : false, $data, false);
             $client->load('contacts');
             $client = Utils::remapPublicIds($client->toArray());
             $response = json_encode($client, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);