diff --git a/app/controllers/epp/contacts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/epp/contacts_controller.rb
index 6685ed708..a8426090b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/epp/contacts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/epp/contacts_controller.rb
@@ -94,12 +94,26 @@ class Epp::ContactsController < EppController
       'postalInfo > addr > pc', 'postalInfo > addr > cc', 'voice', 'email'
     )
     ident = params[:parsed_frame].css('ident')
+
+    if ident.present? && ident.attr('type').blank?
+      epp_errors << {
+        code: '2003',
+        msg: I18n.t('errors.messages.required_ident_attribute_missing', key: 'type')
+      }
+    end
+
     if ident.present? && ident.text != 'birthday' && ident.attr('cc').blank?
       epp_errors << {
         code: '2003',
-        msg: I18n.t('errors.messages.required_attribute_missing', key: 'ident country code missing')
+        msg: I18n.t('errors.messages.required_ident_attribute_missing', key: 'cc')
       }
     end
+    # if ident.present? && ident.attr('cc').blank?
+      # epp_errors << {
+        # code: '2003',
+        # msg: I18n.t('errors.messages.required_ident_attribute_missing', key: 'cc')
+      # }
+    # end
     contact_org_disabled
     fax_disabled
     status_editing_disabled
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 32199609b..b5ec4d3cb 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ en:
       invalid_type: 'PostalInfo type is invalid'
       unimplemented_command: 'Unimplemented command'
       domain_exists_but_belongs_to_other_registrar: 'Domain exists but belongs to other registrar'
-      required_attribute_missing: Required attributes missing
+      required_ident_attribute_missing: "Required ident attribute missing: %{key}"
 
   code: 'Code'
   value: 'Value'
diff --git a/spec/epp/contact_spec.rb b/spec/epp/contact_spec.rb
index 752f017ef..ae25e50dc 100644
--- a/spec/epp/contact_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/epp/contact_spec.rb
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ describe 'EPP Contact', epp: true do
         Contact.last.code.should == 'FIRST0:ABC:ABC:12345'
       end
 
+      it 'should add registrar prefix for code when missing' do
+        response = create_request({ id: { value: 'abc:ABC:12345' } })
+        response[:msg].should == 'Command completed successfully'
+        response[:result_code].should == '1000'
+
+        Contact.last.code.should == 'FIRST0:ABC:ABC:12345'
+      end
+
       it 'should not allow spaces in custom code' do
         response = create_request({ id: { value: 'abc 123' } })
         response[:msg].should == 'is invalid [code]'
@@ -189,6 +197,31 @@ describe 'EPP Contact', epp: true do
         response[:result_code].should == '2005'
       end
 
+      it 'should return country missing' do
+        extension = {
+          ident: {
+            value: '1990-22-12',
+            attrs: { type: 'birthday' }
+          }
+        }
+        response = create_request({}, extension, validate_input: false)
+        response[:msg].should ==
+          'Required ident attribute missing: cc'
+        response[:result_code].should == '2003'
+      end
+
+      it 'should return country missing' do
+        extension = {
+          ident: {
+            value: '1990-22-12'
+          }
+        }
+        response = create_request({}, extension, validate_input: false)
+        response[:msg].should ==
+          'Required ident attribute missing: type'
+        response[:result_code].should == '2003'
+      end
+
       it 'should add registrar prefix for code when legacy prefix present' do
         response = create_request({ id: { value: 'CID:FIRST0:abc:ABC:NEW:12345' } })
         response[:msg].should == 'Command completed successfully'