diff --git a/app/interactions/actions/contact_create.rb b/app/interactions/actions/contact_create.rb
index b6b2691aa..5c81a71bf 100644
--- a/app/interactions/actions/contact_create.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/actions/contact_create.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ module Actions
   class ContactCreate
     attr_reader :contact, :legal_document, :ident, :result
 
-    REGISTERED = 'R'.freeze
-    LIQUIDATED = 'L'.freeze
-    BANKRUPT = 'N'.freeze
-    DELETED = 'K'.freeze
-
     def initialize(contact, legal_document, ident)
       @contact = contact
       @legal_document = legal_document
@@ -86,8 +81,14 @@ module Actions
     def maybe_company_is_relevant
       return true unless contact.org?
 
+      if contact.ident.blank?
+        contact.add_epp_error('2003', nil, 'ident', "#{I18n.t('errors.messages.required_ident_attribute_missing')}\n #{contact.inspect}")
+        @error = true
+        return
+      end
+
       company_status = contact.return_company_status
-      return if [REGISTERED, LIQUIDATED].include? company_status
+      return if [Contact::REGISTERED, Contact::LIQUIDATED].include? company_status
 
       contact.add_epp_error('2003', nil, 'ident', I18n.t('errors.messages.company_not_registered'))
       @error = true