diff --git a/rdmo/projects/viewsets.py b/rdmo/projects/viewsets.py
index 48afd3295..0527882b2 100644
--- a/rdmo/projects/viewsets.py
+++ b/rdmo/projects/viewsets.py
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ def visibility(self, request, pk=None):
             permission_classes=(HasModelPermission | HasProjectPermission, ))
     def contact(self, request, pk):
         if settings.PROJECT_CONTACT:
-            project = self.get_object()
-
             if request.method == 'POST':
                 subject = request.data.get('subject')
                 message = request.data.get('message')
@@ -347,6 +345,8 @@ def contact(self, request, pk):
                         'message': [_('This field may not be blank.')] if not message else []
                     })
             else:
+                project = self.get_object()
+                project.catalog.prefetch_elements()
                 return Response(get_contact_message(request, project))
         else:
             return 404