diff --git a/bin/osg-notify b/bin/osg-notify
index b63140658..649895d78 100755
--- a/bin/osg-notify
+++ b/bin/osg-notify
@@ -116,8 +116,10 @@ def parseargs():
     oparser.add_argument("--oim-owner-filter", dest="owner_vo",
                          help="Filter on resources that list VO(s) as a partial owner")
 
-    oparser.add_argument("--oim-contact-type", default="all", dest="contact_type",
-                         choices=["all", "administrative", "miscellaneous", "security", "submitter", "site"],
+    # should be safe to set default=set() here since we don't call parse_args() twice
+    oparser.add_argument("--oim-contact-type", action="append", default=set(), dest="contact_type",
+                         choices=["all", "administrative", "miscellaneous", "security", "submitter", "site",
+                                  "local operational", "local security"],
                          help="Filter on contact type e.g. administrative, miscellaneous, security, submitter or site"
                          "(default: all)", )
     oparser.add_argument("--bypass-dns-check", action="store_true", dest="bypass_dns_check",
@@ -131,6 +133,8 @@ def parseargs():
         oparser.error("--oim-owner-filter and --oim-recipients=vos options are conflicting")
     if args.name_filter and args.fqdn_filter:
         oparser.error("Can't specify both --oim-name-filter and --oim-fqdn-filter")
+    if not args.contact_type or ("all" in args.contact_type):
+        args.contact_type = ["all"]
 
     if args.from_name == 'security':
         args.from_name = 'OSG Security Team'
diff --git a/src/topology_utils.py b/src/topology_utils.py
index 28cc6da24..d1a30f49a 100644
--- a/src/topology_utils.py
+++ b/src/topology_utils.py
@@ -365,14 +365,15 @@ def filter_contacts(args, results):
                     args.fqdn_filter not in fqdn:
                 del results[fqdn]
 
-    if args.contact_type != 'all':
+    if 'all' not in args.contact_type:
         # filter out undesired contact types
         for name in list(results):
             contact_list = []
             for contact in results[name]:
                 contact_type = contact['ContactType']
-                if contact_type.startswith(args.contact_type):
-                    contact_list.append(contact)
+                for args_contact_type in args.contact_type:
+                    if contact_type.startswith(args_contact_type):
+                        contact_list.append(contact)
             if contact_list == []:
                 del results[name]
             else: