diff --git a/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_op_impl.c b/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_op_impl.c
index 0aa6ce1b1..a18037ba8 100644
--- a/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_op_impl.c
+++ b/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_op_impl.c
@@ -407,3 +407,9 @@ void sal_op_assign_recv_headers(SalOp *op, belle_sip_message_t *incoming){
 		op->base.recv_custom_headers=(SalCustomHeader*)incoming;
 	}
 }
+
+const char *sal_op_get_remote_contact(const SalOp *op){
+	return sal_custom_header_find(op->base.recv_custom_headers,"Contact");
+}
+
+
diff --git a/coreapi/sal.c b/coreapi/sal.c
index e8619b319..d47c5d2fa 100644
--- a/coreapi/sal.c
+++ b/coreapi/sal.c
@@ -345,11 +345,6 @@ const SalAddress *sal_op_get_to_address(const SalOp *op){
 	return ((SalOpBase*)op)->to_address;
 }
 
-
-const char *sal_op_get_remote_contact(const SalOp *op){
-	return ((SalOpBase*)op)->remote_contact;
-}
-
 const char *sal_op_get_route(const SalOp *op){
 #ifdef BELLE_SIP
 ms_fatal("sal_op_get_route not supported, use sal_op_get_route_addresses instead");