diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationContractDao.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationContractDao.java
index e8e0a44d..52e29bd5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationContractDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationContractDao.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.model.response.ApplicationContractResponse;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.model.response.DocumentResponseBean;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.repositories.ApplicationContractRepository;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.repositories.ApplicationRepository;
+import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.service.UserService;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.util.DateTimeUtil;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.util.LoggingUtil;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.util.Utils;
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ public class ApplicationContractDao {
     @Autowired
     private NotificationDao notificationDao;
 
+    @Autowired
+    private UserService userService;
+
     public ApplicationContractResponse createApplicationContract(Long applicationId, List<MultipartFile> contractDocuments, ApplicationContractRequest applicationContractRequest, UserEntity user) {
         ApplicationEntity applicationEntity = applicationDao.validateApplication(applicationId);
 
@@ -84,7 +88,8 @@ public class ApplicationContractDao {
         applicationRepository.save(applicationEntity);
         loggingUtil.addVersionHistory(
                 VersionHistoryRequest.builder().request(request).actionType(VersionActionTypeEnum.UPDATE).oldData(oldApplicationData).newData(applicationEntity).build());
-        emailNotificationDao.sendEmailForApplicationContracted(applicationEntity, applicationContractEntity, user);
+        UserEntity userEntity = userService.validateUser(applicationEntity.getUserId());
+        emailNotificationDao.sendEmailForApplicationContracted(applicationEntity, applicationContractEntity, userEntity);
         return createApplicationContractResponse(applicationContractEntity, documentResponseBeans, null);
     }