diff --git a/app/models/epp/contact.rb b/app/models/epp/contact.rb
index e98e88368..57c4d033a 100644
--- a/app/models/epp/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/epp/contact.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ class Epp::Contact < Contact
   # disable STI, there is type column present
   self.inheritance_column = :sti_disabled
 
+  VALID_BIRTH_DATE_FROM = Time.zone.today - 150.years
+  VALID_BIRTH_DATE_TO = Time.zone.tomorrow
+
   before_validation :manage_permissions
 
   def manage_permissions
@@ -21,14 +24,18 @@ class Epp::Contact < Contact
   def validate_birthday_ident
     return unless Depp::Contact::SELECTION_TYPES[2].include?(ident_type)
 
-    if (Date.parse(ident) rescue ArgumentError) == ArgumentError
+    if begin
+      Date.parse(ident)
+    rescue StandardError
+      ArgumentError
+    end == ArgumentError
       add_epp_error('2308', nil, nil, I18n.t('epp.contacts.errors.valid_ident_date_format'))
       @error = true
       return
     end
 
     contact_ident_date = Date.parse(ident)
-    valid_time_range = (Date.today - 125.years)...(Date.tomorrow - 18.years)
+    valid_time_range = VALID_BIRTH_DATE_FROM...VALID_BIRTH_DATE_TO
     return if valid_time_range.cover?(contact_ident_date)
 
     add_epp_error('2308', nil, nil, I18n.t('epp.contacts.errors.valid_ident_date_range'))
diff --git a/config/locales/epp/contacts.en.yml b/config/locales/epp/contacts.en.yml
index 1da66f31d..341630299 100644
--- a/config/locales/epp/contacts.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/epp/contacts.en.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ en:
           Date format is invalid
         valid_ident_date_range: >-
           Ident update is not allowed.
-          Age must be over 18 and under 125
+          Age must be over 0 and under 150
         ident_update: >-
           Only ident type and country can be updated in case of invalid ident.
           Please create new contact object to update ident code
diff --git a/test/integration/epp/contact/create/base_test.rb b/test/integration/epp/contact/create/base_test.rb
index 956735257..5d965596a 100644
--- a/test/integration/epp/contact/create/base_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/epp/contact/create/base_test.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class EppContactCreateBaseTest < EppTestCase
     phone = '+1.2'
     birthday_wrong_format = '1111-22-33'
     birthday_above_valid_range = '1800-01-01'
-    birthday_below_valid_range = '2008-07-09'
+    birthday_below_valid_range = '2050-07-09'
 
     request_xml = <<-XML
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>