diff --git a/src/app/contact/ContactComponent.tsx b/src/app/contact/ContactComponent.tsx
index f8dd4aa..f287b3d 100644
--- a/src/app/contact/ContactComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/app/contact/ContactComponent.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import ReCAPTCHA from "react-google-recaptcha";
 export default function ContactComponent({
   recaptchaSiteKey,
 }: {
-  recaptchaSiteKey: string;
+  recaptchaSiteKey: string | undefined;
 }) {
   const inputStyle = {
     backgroundColor: "#111",
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function ContactComponent({
             {"success" in state && "Submitted successfully!"}
           </span>
         )}
-        <ReCAPTCHA sitekey={recaptchaSiteKey} theme="dark" />
+        <ReCAPTCHA sitekey={recaptchaSiteKey ?? ""} theme="dark" />
         <button
           type="submit"
           style={{
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default function ContactComponent({
           onMouseLeave={(e) => {
             if (!pending) e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = "#111";
           }}
-          disabled={pending}
+          disabled={pending || recaptchaSiteKey == null}
         >
           {pending ? "Sending..." : "Submit"}
         </button>
diff --git a/src/app/contact/page.tsx b/src/app/contact/page.tsx
index 9590451..c631416 100644
--- a/src/app/contact/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/contact/page.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,5 @@ import ContactComponent from "./ContactComponent";
 
 export default async function ContactPage() {
   const recaptchaSiteKey = process.env.RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY;
-  if (!recaptchaSiteKey) {
-    console.error("ReCAPTCHA site key is not set");
-    throw new Error("ReCAPTCHA not correctly configured");
-  }
   return <ContactComponent recaptchaSiteKey={recaptchaSiteKey} />;
 }