diff --git a/src/components/Contact/form.tsx b/src/components/Contact/form.tsx
index ce2e328..11ad1cd 100644
--- a/src/components/Contact/form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Contact/form.tsx
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ const Contact: React.FC<ContactProps> = ({ contactFormAccess }) => {
     setResult("Sending...");
     const formData = new FormData(form);
     
-    // Append the API access key dynamically
-    formData.append("access_key", contactFormAccess);
+    // Remove the FormData append since we're now using a hidden input
+    // formData.append("access_key", contactFormAccess);
 
     try {
       const response = await fetch("https://api.web3forms.com/submit", {
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ const Contact: React.FC<ContactProps> = ({ contactFormAccess }) => {
   return (
     <div>
       <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+
+                <input
+                  type="hidden"
+                  name="access_key"
+                  value={contactFormAccess}
+                />
                 <div className="mb-[22px]">
                   <label
                     htmlFor="fullName"
diff --git a/src/components/Contact/index.tsx b/src/components/Contact/index.tsx
index 11ab319..8ec22f1 100644
--- a/src/components/Contact/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Contact/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Form from "./form";
 
 const Contact = () => {
-  const contactFormAccess = process.env.CONTACT_FORM_ACCESS;
+  const contactFormAccess = process.env.CONTACT_FORM_ACCESS || "YOUR_WEB3FORMS_ACCESS_KEY_HERE";
   return (
     <section id="contact" className="relative py-20 md:py-[120px]">
       <div className="absolute left-0 top-0 -z-[1] h-full w-full dark:bg-dark"></div>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const Contact = () => {
               <h3 className="mb-8 text-2xl font-semibold text-dark dark:text-white md:text-[28px] md:leading-[1.42]">
                 Send us a Message
               </h3>
-              <Form contactFormAccess={contactFormAccess || ""}/>
+              <Form contactFormAccess={contactFormAccess}/>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>