diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/contact_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/contact_requests_controller.rb
index 2b5977f59..1ef73e9ef 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/contact_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/contact_requests_controller.rb
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ module Api
         record = ContactRequest.find_by(id: id)
         return :not_found unless record
 
-        record.update_status(contact_request_params)
+        record.update_record(contact_request_params)
         render json: record, status: :ok
       rescue StandardError
         head :bad_request
       end
 
       def contact_request_params
-        params.require(:contact_request).permit(:email, :whois_record_id, :name, :status, :ip)
+        params.require(:contact_request).permit(:email, :whois_record_id, :name, :status, :ip,
+                                                :message_id)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/contact_request.rb b/app/models/contact_request.rb
index e6a5e9f7d..f4c6db716 100644
--- a/app/models/contact_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact_request.rb
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ class ContactRequest < ApplicationRecord
     contact_request
   end
 
-  def update_status(params)
-    self.status = params['status']
-    self.ip_address = params['ip']
+  def update_record(params)
+    self.status = params['status'] if params['status']
+    self.ip_address = params['ip'] if params['ip']
+    self.message_id = params['ip'] if params['message_id']
     save!
   end