diff --git a/app/api/repp/domain_v1.rb b/app/api/repp/domain_v1.rb
index 9275e611f..cd0f01bdf 100644
--- a/app/api/repp/domain_v1.rb
+++ b/app/api/repp/domain_v1.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module Repp
         error! I18n.t('errors.messages.epp_authorization_error'), 401 unless domain.auth_info.eql? request.headers['Auth-Code']
 
         contact_repp_json = proc{|contact|
-          contact.attributes.slice("code", "name", "ident", "ident_type", "ident_country_code", "phone", "email", "street", "city", "zip","country_code", "statuses")
+          contact.as_json.slice("code", "name", "ident", "ident_type", "ident_country_code", "phone", "email", "street", "city", "zip","country_code", "statuses")
         }
 
         @response = {
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/settings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/settings_controller.rb
index cc49b3b61..68e8b7788 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/settings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/settings_controller.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class Admin::SettingsController < AdminController
       :admin_contacts_max_count,
       :tech_contacts_min_count,
       :tech_contacts_max_count,
+      :orphans_contacts_in_months,
       :ds_digest_type,
       :dnskeys_min_count,
       :dnskeys_max_count,
diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index c2d0c0455..f325c3952 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
   validate :val_country_code
 
   after_initialize do
-    self.statuses = [] if statuses.nil?
     self.status_notes = {} if status_notes.nil?
     self.ident_updated_at = Time.zone.now if new_record? && ident_updated_at.blank?
   end
@@ -175,20 +174,28 @@ class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
       ')
     end
 
+    # To leave only new ones we need to check
+    # if contact was at any time used in domain.
+    # This can be checked by domain history.
+    # This can be checked by saved relations in children attribute
     def destroy_orphans
       STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Destroying orphaned contacts\n" unless Rails.env.test?
 
-      orphans = find_orphans
-
-      unless Rails.env.test?
-        orphans.each do |m|
-          STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} Contact.destroy_orphans: ##{m.id} (#{m.name})\n"
+      counter = Counter.new
+      find_orphans.find_each do |contact|
+        ver_scope = []
+        %w(admin_contacts tech_contacts registrant).each do |type|
+          ver_scope << "(children->'#{type}')::jsonb <@ json_build_array(#{contact.id})::jsonb"
         end
+        next if DomainVersion.where("created_at > ?", Time.now - Setting.orphans_contacts_in_months.to_i.months).where(ver_scope.join(" OR ")).any?
+        next if contact.domains_present?
+
+        contact.destroy
+        counter.next
+        STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} Contact.destroy_orphans: ##{contact.id} (#{contact.name})\n"
       end
 
-      count = orphans.destroy_all.count
-
-      STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Successfully destroyed #{count} orphaned contacts\n" unless Rails.env.test?
+      STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Successfully destroyed #{counter} orphaned contacts\n" unless Rails.env.test?
     end
 
     def privs
diff --git a/app/views/admin/settings/index.haml b/app/views/admin/settings/index.haml
index 6c7e3d74c..d1cfccc13 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/settings/index.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/settings/index.haml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
           = render 'setting_row', var: :admin_contacts_max_count
           = render 'setting_row', var: :tech_contacts_min_count
           = render 'setting_row', var: :tech_contacts_max_count
+          = render 'setting_row', var: :orphans_contacts_in_months
           = render 'setting_row', var: :ds_data_allowed
           = render 'setting_row', var: :key_data_allowed
           = render 'setting_row', var: :dnskeys_min_count
diff --git a/config/initializers/initial_settings.rb b/config/initializers/initial_settings.rb
index b6a60c5e8..62037fafb 100644
--- a/config/initializers/initial_settings.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/initial_settings.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ if con.present? && con.table_exists?('settings')
   Setting.save_default(:admin_contacts_max_count, 10)
   Setting.save_default(:tech_contacts_min_count, 1)
   Setting.save_default(:tech_contacts_max_count, 10)
+  Setting.save_default(:orphans_contacts_in_months, 6)
   Setting.save_default(:expire_pending_confirmation, 48)
 
   Setting.save_default(:ds_digest_type, 2)
diff --git a/db/migrate/20160527110738_change_contact_statuses_default.rb b/db/migrate/20160527110738_change_contact_statuses_default.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d59eaac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20160527110738_change_contact_statuses_default.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class ChangeContactStatusesDefault < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    change_column_default :contacts, :statuses, []
+  end
+end