diff --git a/app/controllers/registrant/contacts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrant/contacts_controller.rb
index 136596ede..49070ebde 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrant/contacts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrant/contacts_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Registrant::ContactsController < RegistrantController
   before_action :set_contact, only: [:show]
 
   def show
-    @requester_contact = Contact.find_by(ident: current_registrant_user.ident).id
+    @requester_contact = Contact.find_by(ident: current_registrant_user.ident)
     authorize! :read, @contact
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index 58d8b8c60..de97547b8 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -451,9 +451,8 @@ class Contact < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def qualified_domain_name_list(requester, filter_sql)
-    return Domain.where('domains.id IN (?)', filter_sql) if requester.nil?
+    return Domain.where('domains.id IN (?)', filter_sql) unless requester.present?
 
-    requester = Contact.find_by(id: requester)
     registrant_user = RegistrantUser.find_or_initialize_by(registrant_ident:
       "#{requester.ident_country_code}-#{requester.ident}")
     begin