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+require 'application_system_test_case'
+
+class RegistrarAreaContactTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
+  setup do
+    @registrar = registrars(:bestnames)
+    @contact = contacts(:john)
+    sign_in users(:api_bestnames)
+  end
+
+  def test_creates_contact_with_invalid_phone
+    visit registrar_contacts_path
+    click_on 'New'
+
+    fill_in 'Ident', with: @contact.ident
+    fill_in 'Name', with: @contact.name
+    fill_in 'E-mail', with: @contact.email
+    fill_in 'Phone', with: '372'
+    click_on 'Create'
+
+    assert_text 'Phone number must be in +XXX.YYYYYYY format'
+  end
+
+  def test_updates_contact_with_invalid_phone
+    depp_contact = Depp::Contact.new(
+      id: @contact.id,
+      name: @contact.name,
+      code: @contact.code,
+      email: @contact.email,
+      phone: @contact.phone,
+      ident: @contact.ident,
+      ident_type: @contact.ident_type,
+      ident_country_code: @contact.ident_country_code)
+
+    Spy.on(Depp::Contact, :find_by_id).and_return(depp_contact)
+
+    visit edit_registrar_contact_path(depp_contact.code)
+
+    assert_text "Edit: #{depp_contact.name}"
+
+    fill_in 'Phone', with: '372'
+    click_on 'Save'
+
+    assert_text 'Phone number must be in +XXX.YYYYYYY format'
+  end
+end