diff --git a/api/jsonapi.go b/api/jsonapi.go
index 9534d36d97..e66d7f21f4 100644
--- a/api/jsonapi.go
+++ b/api/jsonapi.go
@@ -2096,21 +2096,26 @@ func (i *jsonAPIHandler) POSTOpenDispute(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 }
 
 func (i *jsonAPIHandler) POSTCloseDispute(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	type dispute struct {
+	type disputeParams struct {
 		OrderID          string  `json:"orderId"`
 		Resolution       string  `json:"resolution"`
 		BuyerPercentage  float32 `json:"buyerPercentage"`
 		VendorPercentage float32 `json:"vendorPercentage"`
 	}
 	decoder := json.NewDecoder(r.Body)
-	var d dispute
+	var d disputeParams
 	err := decoder.Decode(&d)
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrorResponse(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = i.node.CloseDispute(d.OrderID, d.BuyerPercentage, d.VendorPercentage, d.Resolution)
+	disputeCase, err := i.node.Datastore.Cases().GetByCaseID(d.OrderID)
+	if err != nil {
+		ErrorResponse(w, http.StatusNotFound, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	err = i.node.CloseDispute(disputeCase.CaseID, d.BuyerPercentage, d.VendorPercentage, d.Resolution, disputeCase.PaymentCoin)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err {
 		case core.ErrCaseNotFound:
diff --git a/api/jsonapi_test.go b/api/jsonapi_test.go
index 07b954ac67..a0dab76c90 100644
--- a/api/jsonapi_test.go
+++ b/api/jsonapi_test.go
@@ -513,8 +513,10 @@ func TestPosts(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCloseDisputeBlocksWhenExpired(t *testing.T) {
 	dbSetup := func(testRepo *test.Repository) error {
+		paymentCoin := repo.CurrencyCode("BTC")
 		expired := factory.NewExpiredDisputeCaseRecord()
 		expired.CaseID = "expiredCase"
+		expired.PaymentCoin = &paymentCoin
 		for _, r := range []*repo.DisputeCaseRecord{expired} {
 			if err := testRepo.DB.Cases().PutRecord(r); err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/core/disputes.go b/core/disputes.go
index b970952921..c6848351c5 100644
--- a/core/disputes.go
+++ b/core/disputes.go
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func (n *OpenBazaarNode) ProcessDisputeOpen(rc *pb.RicardianContract, peerID str
 }
 
 // CloseDispute - close a dispute
-func (n *OpenBazaarNode) CloseDispute(orderID string, buyerPercentage, vendorPercentage float32, resolution string) error {
+func (n *OpenBazaarNode) CloseDispute(orderID string, buyerPercentage, vendorPercentage float32, resolution string, paymentCoinHint *repo.CurrencyCode) error {
 	var payDivision = repo.PayoutRatio{Buyer: buyerPercentage, Vendor: vendorPercentage}
 	if err := payDivision.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -468,6 +468,12 @@ func (n *OpenBazaarNode) CloseDispute(orderID string, buyerPercentage, vendorPer
 	}
 	preferredContract := dispute.ResolutionPaymentContract(payDivision)
 
+	// TODO: Remove once broken contracts are migrated
+	if _, err := repo.NewCurrencyCode(preferredContract.BuyerOrder.Payment.Coin); err != nil {
+		log.Warningf("missing contract BuyerOrder.Payment.Coin on order (%s)", orderID)
+		preferredContract.BuyerOrder.Payment.Coin = paymentCoinHint.String()
+	}
+
 	var d = new(pb.DisputeResolution)
 
 	// Add timestamp