diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/registrant/auth_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/registrant/auth_controller.rb
index 8c72106d0..728ef696d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/registrant/auth_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/registrant/auth_controller.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module Api
             obj.require(key)
           end
 
-          params.permit(required_params)
+          params.permit(required_params + [:country_code])
         end
 
         def create_token(user)
diff --git a/app/models/registrant_user.rb b/app/models/registrant_user.rb
index efcb08288..227ae8cbf 100644
--- a/app/models/registrant_user.rb
+++ b/app/models/registrant_user.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class RegistrantUser < User
       return false unless user_data[:last_name]
 
       user_data[:country_code] ||= 'EE'
-      %i[ident country_code].each { |f| user_data[f].upcase! if user_data[f].is_a?(String) }
+      user_data[:country_code].upcase! if user_data[:country_code].is_a?(String)
 
       find_or_create_by_user_data(user_data)
     end