diff --git a/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/services/index.ts b/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/services/index.ts
index 5b3dd48f..78472e76 100644
--- a/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/services/index.ts
+++ b/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/services/index.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ class ActiveContactsService implements IActiveContactsService {
    */
   save = async (userId: string, contacts: string): Promise<void> => {
     try {
+      const existing = await this.db.get(
+        'activeContacts' as Collections,
+        ['contacts'],
+        { userId }
+      )
+
+      if (existing.length > 0) {
+        await this.db.update(
+          'activeContacts' as Collections,
+          { contacts },
+          'userId',
+          userId
+        )
+        this.logger.info('active contacts updated successfully')
+        return
+      }
+
       await this.db.insert('activeContacts' as Collections, {
         userId,
         contacts
diff --git a/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/tests/controllers.test.ts b/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/tests/controllers.test.ts
index 9dce895a..d792706f 100644
--- a/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/tests/controllers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/tests/controllers.test.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ describe('the active contacts API controller', () => {
 
   describe('active contacts save', () => {
     it('should try to save active contacts', async () => {
+      dbMock.get.mockResolvedValue([])
       dbMock.insert.mockResolvedValue([])
 
       const response = await supertest(app)
diff --git a/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/tests/service.test.ts b/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/tests/service.test.ts
index 33741258..264b9265 100644
--- a/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/tests/service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tom-server/src/active-contacts-api/tests/service.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ describe('The active contacts service', () => {
   const dbMock = {
     get: jest.fn(),
     insert: jest.fn(),
-    deleteEqual: jest.fn()
+    deleteEqual: jest.fn(),
+    update: jest.fn()
   }
 
   const loggerMock = {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ describe('The active contacts service', () => {
 
   it('should save active contacts for a user', async () => {
     dbMock.insert.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+    dbMock.get.mockResolvedValue([])
 
     await expect(
       activeContactsService.save('test', 'contact')
@@ -33,6 +35,22 @@ describe('The active contacts service', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('should update active contacts for a user if there are existing ones', async () => {
+    dbMock.get.mockResolvedValue([{ userId: 'test', contacts: 'test contact' }])
+    dbMock.update.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+
+    await expect(
+      activeContactsService.save('test', 'contact')
+    ).resolves.not.toThrow()
+
+    expect(dbMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'activeContacts',
+      { contacts: 'contact' },
+      'userId',
+      'test'
+    )
+  })
+
   it('should fetch active contacts for a user', async () => {
     dbMock.get.mockResolvedValue([{ userId: 'test', contacts: 'contact' }])