diff --git a/app/mailers/contact_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/contact_mailer.rb
index 08beae05d..bbfecfca6 100644
--- a/app/mailers/contact_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/contact_mailer.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ class ContactMailer < ApplicationMailer
   def email_updated(old_email, email, contact_id, should_deliver)
     @contact   = Contact.find_by(id: contact_id)
     @old_email = old_email
+    unless @contact
+      Rails.logger.info "Cannot send email in #{self.class.name}##{__method__} with contact_id #{contact_id}. It cannot be found"
+      return
+    end
+
 
     return unless email || @contact
     return if delivery_off?(@contact, should_deliver)