diff --git a/engine/plugins/horizontals/contact.go b/engine/plugins/horizontals/contact.go
index 61808794..a369953b 100644
--- a/engine/plugins/horizontals/contact.go
+++ b/engine/plugins/horizontals/contact.go
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ func (h *horContact) check(e *et.Event) error {
 
 		if len(impacted) > 0 {
 			h.plugin.process(e, impacted)
+			h.plugin.addAssociatedRelationship(e, assocs)
 		}
-
-		h.plugin.addAssociatedRelationship(e, assocs)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/engine/plugins/rdap/autnum.go b/engine/plugins/rdap/autnum.go
index f114317d..75aa4d1a 100644
--- a/engine/plugins/rdap/autnum.go
+++ b/engine/plugins/rdap/autnum.go
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ func (r *autnum) oneOfSources(e *et.Event, edge *dbt.Edge, src *et.Source, since
 	return false
 }
 
-func (r *autnum) store(e *et.Event, resp *rdap.Autnum, asset *dbt.Entity, m *config.Matches) []*support.Finding {
+func (r *autnum) store(e *et.Event, resp *rdap.Autnum, entity *dbt.Entity, m *config.Matches) []*support.Finding {
 	var findings []*support.Finding
-	autrec := asset.Asset.(*oamreg.AutnumRecord)
+	autrec := entity.Asset.(*oamreg.AutnumRecord)
 
 	if u := r.plugin.getJSONLink(resp.Links); u != nil && m.IsMatch(string(oam.URL)) {
 		if a, err := e.Session.Cache().CreateAsset(u); err == nil && a != nil {
 			findings = append(findings, &support.Finding{
-				From:     asset,
+				From:     entity,
 				FromName: "AutnumRecord: " + autrec.Handle,
 				To:       a,
 				ToName:   u.Raw,
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ func (r *autnum) store(e *et.Event, resp *rdap.Autnum, asset *dbt.Entity, m *con
 	if name := autrec.WhoisServer; name != "" && m.IsMatch(string(oam.FQDN)) {
 		fqdn := &domain.FQDN{Name: name}
 
-		if a, err := e.Session.Cache().CreateAsset(fqdn); err == nil && a != nil {
-			if _, conf := e.Session.Scope().IsAssetInScope(fqdn, 0); conf > 0 {
+		if _, conf := e.Session.Scope().IsAssetInScope(fqdn, 0); conf > 0 {
+			if a, err := e.Session.Cache().CreateAsset(fqdn); err == nil && a != nil {
 				findings = append(findings, &support.Finding{
-					From:     asset,
+					From:     entity,
 					FromName: "AutnumRecord: " + autrec.Handle,
 					To:       a,
 					ToName:   name,
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ func (r *autnum) store(e *et.Event, resp *rdap.Autnum, asset *dbt.Entity, m *con
 	}
 
 	if m.IsMatch(string(oam.ContactRecord)) {
-		for _, entity := range resp.Entities {
-			findings = append(findings, r.plugin.storeEntity(e, 1, &entity, asset, r.plugin.source, m)...)
+		for _, v := range resp.Entities {
+			findings = append(findings, r.plugin.storeEntity(e, 1, &v, entity, r.plugin.source, m)...)
 		}
 	}
 	return findings
diff --git a/engine/sessions/scope/assoc.go b/engine/sessions/scope/assoc.go
index 899485c2..e3656d81 100644
--- a/engine/sessions/scope/assoc.go
+++ b/engine/sessions/scope/assoc.go
@@ -131,16 +131,14 @@ func (s *Scope) checkRelatedAssetsforAssoc(c *cache.Cache, req *Association, ass
 				impacted = append(impacted, asset)
 			}
 			if match, conf := s.IsAssetInScope(asset.Asset, req.Confidence); conf > 0 {
-				if a, err := c.FindEntityByContent(match, c.StartTime()); err == nil && a != nil {
-					if conf > best {
-						best = conf
-
-						aa := assoc.Asset
-						sa := req.Submission.Asset
-						msg = fmt.Sprintf("[%s: %s] is related to an asset with associative value [%s: %s], ", sa.AssetType(), sa.Key(), aa.AssetType(), aa.Key())
-						msg += fmt.Sprintf("which has a related asset [%s: %s] that was determined associated with [%s: %s] at a confidence of %d out of 100",
-							asset.Asset.AssetType(), asset.Asset.Key(), match.AssetType(), match.Key(), conf)
-					}
+				if conf > best {
+					best = conf
+
+					aa := assoc.Asset
+					sa := req.Submission.Asset
+					msg = fmt.Sprintf("[%s: %s] is related to an asset with associative value [%s: %s], ", sa.AssetType(), sa.Key(), aa.AssetType(), aa.Key())
+					msg += fmt.Sprintf("which has a related asset [%s: %s] that was determined associated with [%s: %s] at a confidence of %d out of 100",
+						asset.Asset.AssetType(), asset.Asset.Key(), match.AssetType(), match.Key(), conf)
 				}
 			}
 		}