diff --git a/src/Controller/TAPI/JobOrderController.php b/src/Controller/TAPI/JobOrderController.php
index 1fdad49c..943ac340 100644
--- a/src/Controller/TAPI/JobOrderController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/TAPI/JobOrderController.php
@@ -1777,7 +1777,9 @@ class JobOrderController extends APIController
         // does it fit our 09XXXXXXXXX pattern?
         if (preg_match('/^09[0-9]{9}$/', $clean_number))
         {
-            return $clean_number;
+            // strip the 0
+            $c_number = substr($clean_number, 0, 1);
+            return $c_number;
         }
         // does it fit our 9XXXXXXXXX pattern?
         else if (preg_match('/^9[0-9]{9}$/', $clean_number))