diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller.rb
index fcb1de831..76fd206f4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller.rb
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::ContactsController < Api::V1::Accounts::BaseController
   def update
     @contact.assign_attributes(contact_update_params)
     @contact.save!
-  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
-    render json: {
-      message: e.record.errors.full_messages.join(', '),
-      contact: Current.account.contacts.find_by(email: contact_params[:email])
-    }, status: :unprocessable_entity
   end
 
   def destroy
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/request_exception_handler.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/request_exception_handler.rb
index 3ce486012..1f96de737 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/request_exception_handler.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/request_exception_handler.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ module RequestExceptionHandler
 
   def render_record_invalid(exception)
     render json: {
-      message: exception.record.errors.full_messages.join(', ')
+      message: exception.record.errors.full_messages.join(', '),
+      attributes: exception.record.errors.attribute_names
     }, status: :unprocessable_entity
   end
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
index 018a2acc1..baa7c8d7d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
@@ -103,13 +103,15 @@
       },
       "EMAIL_ADDRESS": {
         "PLACEHOLDER": "Enter the email address of the contact",
-        "LABEL": "Email Address"
+        "LABEL": "Email Address",
+        "DUPLICATE": "This email address is in use for another contact."
       },
       "PHONE_NUMBER": {
         "PLACEHOLDER": "Enter the phone number of the contact",
         "LABEL": "Phone Number",
         "HELP": "Phone number should be of E.164 format eg: +1415555555 [+][country code][area code][local phone number]",
-        "ERROR": "Phone number should be either empty or of E.164 format"
+        "ERROR": "Phone number should be either empty or of E.164 format",
+        "DUPLICATE": "This phone number is in use for another contact."
       },
       "LOCATION": {
         "PLACEHOLDER": "Enter the location of the contact",
@@ -139,7 +141,6 @@
       }
     },
     "SUCCESS_MESSAGE": "Contact saved successfully",
-    "CONTACT_ALREADY_EXIST": "This email address is in use for another contact.",
     "ERROR_MESSAGE": "There was an error, please try again"
   },
   "NEW_CONVERSATION": {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ContactForm.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ContactForm.vue
index 0fe9a1a4d..2b3dae832 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ContactForm.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ContactForm.vue
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ export default {
   },
   data() {
     return {
-      hasADuplicateContact: false,
-      duplicateContact: {},
       companyName: '',
       description: '',
       email: '',
@@ -201,12 +199,7 @@ export default {
         },
       };
     },
-    resetDuplicate() {
-      this.hasADuplicateContact = false;
-      this.duplicateContact = {};
-    },
     async handleSubmit() {
-      this.resetDuplicate();
       this.$v.$touch();
 
       if (this.$v.$invalid) {
@@ -218,9 +211,13 @@ export default {
         this.showAlert(this.$t('CONTACT_FORM.SUCCESS_MESSAGE'));
       } catch (error) {
         if (error instanceof DuplicateContactException) {
-          this.hasADuplicateContact = true;
-          this.duplicateContact = error.data;
-          this.showAlert(this.$t('CONTACT_FORM.CONTACT_ALREADY_EXIST'));
+          if (error.data.includes('email')) {
+            this.showAlert(
+              this.$t('CONTACT_FORM.FORM.EMAIL_ADDRESS.DUPLICATE')
+            );
+          } else if (error.data.includes('phone_number')) {
+            this.showAlert(this.$t('CONTACT_FORM.FORM.PHONE_NUMBER.DUPLICATE'));
+          }
         } else if (error instanceof ExceptionWithMessage) {
           this.showAlert(error.data);
         } else {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/contacts/actions.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/contacts/actions.js
index 44bef1144..0e9961834 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/contacts/actions.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/contacts/actions.js
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export const actions = {
       commit(types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isUpdating: false });
     } catch (error) {
       commit(types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isUpdating: false });
-      if (error.response?.data?.contact) {
-        throw new DuplicateContactException(error.response.data.contact);
+      if (error.response?.status === 422) {
+        throw new DuplicateContactException(error.response.data.attributes);
       } else {
         throw new Error(error);
       }
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/contacts/actions.spec.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/contacts/actions.spec.js
index 08b1b2067..b435318e3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/contacts/actions.spec.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/contacts/actions.spec.js
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ describe('#actions', () => {
     it('sends correct actions if duplicate contact is found', async () => {
       axios.patch.mockRejectedValue({
         response: {
+          status: 422,
           data: {
             message: 'Incorrect header',
-            contact: { id: 1, name: 'contact-name' },
+            attributes: ['email'],
           },
         },
       });
diff --git a/app/javascript/shared/helpers/specs/CustomErrors.spec.js b/app/javascript/shared/helpers/specs/CustomErrors.spec.js
index 83b12da1d..cfa57dbce 100644
--- a/app/javascript/shared/helpers/specs/CustomErrors.spec.js
+++ b/app/javascript/shared/helpers/specs/CustomErrors.spec.js
@@ -3,15 +3,11 @@ const { DuplicateContactException } = require('../CustomErrors');
 describe('DuplicateContactException', () => {
   it('returns correct exception', () => {
     const exception = new DuplicateContactException({
-      id: 1,
-      name: 'contact-name',
-      email: 'email@example.com',
+      attributes: ['email'],
     });
     expect(exception.message).toEqual('DUPLICATE_CONTACT');
     expect(exception.data).toEqual({
-      id: 1,
-      name: 'contact-name',
-      email: 'email@example.com',
+      attributes: ['email'],
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller_spec.rb
index b74ee44ed..6975fa015 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -448,7 +448,19 @@ RSpec.describe 'Contacts API', type: :request do
               as: :json
 
         expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
-        expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['contact']['id']).to eq(other_contact.id)
+        expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['attributes']).to include('email')
+      end
+
+      it 'prevents updating with an existing phone number' do
+        other_contact = create(:contact, account: account, phone_number: '+12000000')
+
+        patch "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/contacts/#{contact.id}",
+              headers: admin.create_new_auth_token,
+              params: valid_params[:contact].merge({ phone_number: other_contact.phone_number }),
+              as: :json
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+        expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['attributes']).to include('phone_number')
       end
     end
   end