diff --git a/app/controllers/hyrax/contact_form_controller.rb b/app/controllers/hyrax/contact_form_controller.rb
index 17f6cb614..a420f82d4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/hyrax/contact_form_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/hyrax/contact_form_controller.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def create
       # not spam, form is valid, and captcha is valid
       @captcha.values[:category] = params[:contact_form][:category]
       @captcha.values[:contact_method] = params[:contact_form][:contact_method]
+      @captcha.values[:subject] = params[:contact_form][:subject]
       @contact_form = model_class.new(@captcha.values)
       if @contact_form.valid? && @captcha.valid?
         ContactMailer.contact(@contact_form).deliver_now