diff --git a/app/controllers/contact_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/contact_requests_controller.rb
index 59c7d624..c7854599 100644
--- a/app/controllers/contact_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/contact_requests_controller.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def redirect_to_main
   end
 
   def show
-    if @contact_request.confirm_email
+    if @contact_request.confirmable?
       redirect_to edit_contact_request_url
     else
       redirect_to root_url, alert: t('contact_requests.already_used')
@@ -51,12 +51,14 @@ def edit; end
   def update
     email_body = params[:email_body]
     recipients = params[:recipients]
+    @contact_request.confirm_email
 
     if @contact_request.send_contact_email(body: email_body, recipients: recipients)
       logger.warn(
         "Email sent to #{@contact_request.whois_record.name} contacts " \
         "from #{@contact_request.email} (IP: #{request.ip})"
       )
+
       render :request_completed
     else
       redirect_to(:root, alert: t('contact_requests.something_went_wrong'))
diff --git a/app/models/contact_request.rb b/app/models/contact_request.rb
index 7548671f..ddfc7885 100644
--- a/app/models/contact_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact_request.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ def completed_or_expired?
     status == STATUS_SENT || !still_valid? || !whois_record_exists?
   end
 
+  def confirmable?
+    status == STATUS_NEW && still_valid? && whois_record_exists?
+  end
   private
 
   def extract_emails_for_recipients(recipients)
@@ -83,10 +86,6 @@ def sendable?
     status == STATUS_CONFIRMED && still_valid? && whois_record_exists?
   end
 
-  def confirmable?
-    status == STATUS_NEW && still_valid? && whois_record_exists?
-  end
-
   def still_valid?
     valid_to >= Time.zone.now
   end