diff --git a/app/controllers/repp/v1/contacts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/repp/v1/contacts_controller.rb
index 1677e827f..0e1bd1791 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repp/v1/contacts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/repp/v1/contacts_controller.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module Repp
       ## POST /repp/v1/contacts
       def create
         @contact = Epp::Contact.new(contact_params_with_address, current_user.registrar, epp: false)
-        action = Actions::ContactCreate.new(@contact, params[:legal_documents],
+        action = Actions::ContactCreate.new(@contact, params[:legal_document],
                                             contact_ident_params)
 
         unless action.call
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@ module Repp
           params.require(:contact).permit(addr: %i[country_code city street zip])
         end
       end
-
-      def legal_document_params
-        params.require(:legal_document).require(%i[body type])
-        params.require(:legal_document).permit(:body, :type)
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/integration/repp/v1/contacts/create_test.rb b/test/integration/repp/v1/contacts/create_test.rb
index 30e71eee9..f30bc368f 100644
--- a/test/integration/repp/v1/contacts/create_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/repp/v1/contacts/create_test.rb
@@ -124,4 +124,33 @@ class ReppV1ContactsCreateTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal 2005, json[:code]
     assert json[:message].include? 'Ident code does not conform to national identification number format'
   end
+
+  def test_attaches_legaldoc_if_present
+    request_body =  {
+      "contact": {
+        "name": "Donald Trump",
+        "phone": "+372.51111112",
+        "email": "donald@trumptower.com",
+        "ident": {
+          "ident_type": "priv",
+          "ident_country_code": "EE",
+          "ident": "39708290069"
+        },
+      },
+      "legal_document": {
+        "type": "pdf",
+        "body": "#{'test' * 2000}"
+      }
+    }
+
+    post '/repp/v1/contacts', headers: @auth_headers, params: request_body
+    json = JSON.parse(response.body, symbolize_names: true)
+
+    assert_response :ok
+    assert_equal 1000, json[:code]
+    assert_equal 'Command completed successfully', json[:message]
+
+    contact = Contact.find_by(code: json[:data][:contact][:id])
+    assert contact.legal_documents.any?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/integration/repp/v1/contacts/update_test.rb b/test/integration/repp/v1/contacts/update_test.rb
index 816a90637..dd762e341 100644
--- a/test/integration/repp/v1/contacts/update_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/repp/v1/contacts/update_test.rb
@@ -79,4 +79,26 @@ class ReppV1ContactsUpdateTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal 2308, json[:code]
     assert json[:message].include? 'Ident update is not allowed. Consider creating new contact object'
   end
+
+  def test_attaches_legaldoc_if_present
+    request_body =  {
+      "contact": {
+        "email": "donaldtrump@yandex.ru"
+      },
+      "legal_document": {
+        "type": "pdf",
+        "body": "#{'test' * 2000}"
+      }
+    }
+
+    put "/repp/v1/contacts/#{@contact.code}", headers: @auth_headers, params: request_body
+    json = JSON.parse(response.body, symbolize_names: true)
+
+    assert_response :ok
+    assert_equal 1000, json[:code]
+    assert_equal 'Command completed successfully', json[:message]
+
+    @contact.reload
+    assert @contact.legal_documents.any?
+  end
 end