diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ContactApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ContactApiController.php
index fd388bd34b3f..a74658077f59 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ContactApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ContactApiController.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class ContactApiController extends BaseAPIController
 
         $data = $request->input();
         $data['public_id'] = $publicId;
-        $expense = $this->contactService->save($data, $request->entity());
+        $contact = $this->contactService->save($data, $request->entity());
 
         return $this->itemResponse($contact);
     }
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Repositories/ContactRepository.php b/app/Ninja/Repositories/ContactRepository.php
index 51a30bec46d4..878e1263a06c 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Repositories/ContactRepository.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Repositories/ContactRepository.php
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ use App\Models\Contact;
 
 class ContactRepository extends BaseRepository
 {
-    public function save($data)
+    public function save($data, $contact = false)
     {
         $publicId = isset($data['public_id']) ? $data['public_id'] : false;
 
-        if (! $publicId || $publicId == '-1') {
+        if ($contact) {
+            // do nothing
+        } elseif (! $publicId || $publicId == '-1') {
             $contact = Contact::createNew();
             $contact->send_invoice = true;
             $contact->client_id = $data['client_id'];