diff --git a/app/models/epp/contact.rb b/app/models/epp/contact.rb
index df2dabf78..f6bf54f74 100644
--- a/app/models/epp/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/epp/contact.rb
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class Epp::Contact < Contact
         [:ident, :invalid_birthday_format],
         [:ident, :invalid_country_code],
         [:ident_type, :missing],
+        [:ident_type, :invalid],
         [:code, :invalid],
         [:code, :too_long_contact_code]
       ],