diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 741d32d..01a90a0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
       install_requires=[
           'setuptools',
           # -*- Extra requirements: -*-
+          'requests',
       ],
       entry_points="""
       # -*- Entry points: -*-
diff --git a/src/pcp/cregsync/services.py b/src/pcp/cregsync/services.py
index fcb94b6..a1d7d8d 100644
--- a/src/pcp/cregsync/services.py
+++ b/src/pcp/cregsync/services.py
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ def preparedata(values, site, additional_org, email2puid):
     fields['service_complete_link'] = scl
     fields['identifiers'] = identifiers
     # link contacts
+    contact_url = fields['contact_information']['links']['self']
     # first map exceptions
-    contact_email = fields['contact_information']['email']
+    contact_data = utils.getDataFromSPMT(contact_url)
+    contact_email = contact_data['external_contact_information']['email']
     email = config.creg2dp_email.get(contact_email,contact_email)
     # then look up corresponding UID
     contact_uid = email2puid.get(email, None)
diff --git a/src/pcp/cregsync/utils.py b/src/pcp/cregsync/utils.py
index 4381339..f86a8eb 100644
--- a/src/pcp/cregsync/utils.py
+++ b/src/pcp/cregsync/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import argparse
+import requests
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from Products.PlonePAS.utils import cleanId
@@ -249,3 +250,17 @@ def getSTT(id, context):
     """Look up the title of the term specified by id in the service types vocabulary"""
     vocab = context.portal_vocabularies['service_types']
     return vocab[id].Title()
+
+# interact with SPMT
+
+def getDataFromSPMT(url):
+    """Returns the payload from url or None.
+    Never fails."""
+    
+    r = requests.get(url)
+    d = json.loads(r.content)
+    try:
+        return d['data']
+    except KeyError:
+        # TODO add logging
+        return None