diff --git a/db/query/comms/contact_email.go b/db/query/comms/contact_email.go
index b7d3598f..ea560f15 100644
--- a/db/query/comms/contact_email.go
+++ b/db/query/comms/contact_email.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func ContactEmailByContactIDs(ctx context.Context, txn db.Ex, contact_ids []int6
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, fmt.Errorf("query by contact IDs: %w", err)
 	}
+	result = make(map[int64][]model.ContactEmail, len(contact_ids))
 	for _, contact_id := range contact_ids {
 		result[contact_id] = make([]model.ContactEmail, 0)
 	}
diff --git a/db/query/comms/contact_phone.go b/db/query/comms/contact_phone.go
index a5583862..540d14d6 100644
--- a/db/query/comms/contact_phone.go
+++ b/db/query/comms/contact_phone.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func ContactPhoneByContactIDs(ctx context.Context, txn db.Ex, contact_ids []int6
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, fmt.Errorf("query by contact IDs: %w", err)
 	}
+	result = make(map[int64][]model.ContactPhone, len(contact_ids))
 	for _, contact_id := range contact_ids {
 		result[contact_id] = make([]model.ContactPhone, 0)
 	}