diff --git a/AsbCloudInfrastructure/Services/WellContactService.cs b/AsbCloudInfrastructure/Services/WellContactService.cs
index 2fbd9be0..525ce6f9 100644
--- a/AsbCloudInfrastructure/Services/WellContactService.cs
+++ b/AsbCloudInfrastructure/Services/WellContactService.cs
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ namespace AsbCloudInfrastructure.Services
         public async Task<int> CopyAsync(int idWell, int idWellTarget, IEnumerable<int> contactIds, CancellationToken token)
         {
             var dbContacts = await GetContacts(idWell, contactIds, token);
+            if (!dbContacts.Any())
+                throw new ForbidException("contacts not found");
 
             foreach (var dbContact in dbContacts)
             {