diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/contact_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/contact_requests_controller.rb
index a02a68606..531b7e506 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/contact_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/contact_requests_controller.rb
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ module Api
         record = ContactRequest.find_by(id: id)
         return :not_found unless record
 
-        record.update_status(contact_request_params[:status])
+        record.update_status(contact_request_params)
         :ok
       rescue StandardError
         :bad_request
       end
 
       def contact_request_params
-        params.require(:contact_request).permit(:email, :whois_record_id, :name, :status)
+        params.require(:contact_request).permit(:email, :whois_record_id, :name, :status, :ip)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/contact_request.rb b/app/models/contact_request.rb
index a49a92f41..7b91bdd78 100644
--- a/app/models/contact_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact_request.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ class ContactRequest < ApplicationRecord
     contact_request.save!
   end
 
-  def update_status(status)
-    self.status = status
+  def update_status(params)
+    self.status = params['status']
+    self.ip_address = params['ip']
     save!
   end