diff --git a/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/court/court.service.ts b/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/court/court.service.ts
index df13b35a90be..33f9c74c7c83 100644
--- a/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/court/court.service.ts
+++ b/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/court/court.service.ts
@@ -577,12 +577,12 @@ export class CourtService {
     try {
       const subject = `${courtName} - ${courtCaseNumber} - upplýsingar`
 
-      const sanitizedPoliceCaseNumber = policeCaseNumber?.replace(/-/g, '')
+      policeCaseNumber = policeCaseNumber?.replace(/-/g, '')
 
       const content = JSON.stringify({
         receivedByCourtDate,
         indictmentDate,
-        sanitizedPoliceCaseNumber,
+        policeCaseNumber,
         subtypes,
         defendants,
         prosecutor,