diff --git a/files/helpers/captcha.py b/files/helpers/captcha.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c80342fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/helpers/captcha.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from typing import Final
+import requests
+
+HCAPTCHA_URL: Final[str] = "https://hcaptcha.com/siteverify"
+
+def validate_captcha(secret:str, sitekey: str, token: str):
+	if not sitekey: return True
+	if not token: return False
+	data = {"secret": secret,
+			"response": token,
+			"sitekey": sitekey
+			}
+	req = requests.post(HCAPTCHA_URL, data=data, timeout=5)
+	return bool(req.json()["success"])
diff --git a/files/routes/login.py b/files/routes/login.py
index 20d5b08a9..81f9a32b4 100644
--- a/files/routes/login.py
+++ b/files/routes/login.py
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from files.mail import *
 from files.__main__ import app, limiter
 from files.helpers.const import *
-import requests
+from files.helpers.captcha import validate_captcha
 
 @app.get("/login")
 @auth_desired
 def login_get(v):
-
 	redir = request.values.get("redirect")
 	if redir:
 		redir = redir.replace("/logged_out", "").strip()
@@ -289,21 +288,11 @@ def sign_up_post(v):
 
 	if existing_account:
 		return signup_error("An account with that username already exists.")
-
-	if app.config.get("HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY"):
-		token = request.values.get("h-captcha-response")
-		if not token:
-			return signup_error("Unable to verify captcha [1].")
-
-		data = {"secret": app.config["HCAPTCHA_SECRET"],
-				"response": token,
-				"sitekey": app.config["HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY"]}
-		url = "https://hcaptcha.com/siteverify"
-
-		x = requests.post(url, data=data, timeout=5)
-
-		if not x.json()["success"]:
-			return signup_error("Unable to verify captcha [2].")
+	
+	if not validate_captcha(app.config.get("HCAPTCHA_SECRET", ""), 
+	                        app.config.get("HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY", ""), 
+	                        request.values.get("h-captcha-response", "")):
+		return signup_error("Unable to verify CAPTCHA")
 
 	session.pop("signup_token")
 
diff --git a/files/routes/static.py b/files/routes/static.py
index b362e6947..b290f9936 100644
--- a/files/routes/static.py
+++ b/files/routes/static.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from files.mail import *
 from files.__main__ import app, limiter, mail
 from files.helpers.alerts import *
 from files.helpers.const import *
+from files.helpers.captcha import validate_captcha
 from files.classes.award import AWARDS
 from sqlalchemy import func
 from os import path
@@ -280,13 +281,17 @@ def api(v):
 @app.get("/media")
 @auth_desired
 def contact(v):
-
-	return render_template("contact.html", v=v)
+	return render_template("contact.html", v=v,
+			               hcaptcha=app.config.get("HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY", ""))
 
 @app.post("/send_admin")
 @limiter.limit("1/second;2/minute;6/hour;10/day")
 @auth_desired
-def submit_contact(v):
+def submit_contact(v: Optional[User]):
+	if not v and not validate_captcha(app.config.get("HCAPTCHA_SECRET", ""),
+	                                  app.config.get("HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY", ""),
+	                                  request.values.get("h-captcha-response", "")):
+		abort(403, "CAPTCHA provided was not correct. Please try it again")
 	body = request.values.get("message")
 	email = request.values.get("email")
 	if not body: abort(400)
diff --git a/files/templates/contact.html b/files/templates/contact.html
index 86541913a..8ce463847 100644
--- a/files/templates/contact.html
+++ b/files/templates/contact.html
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 {% extends "default.html" %}
-
 {% block title %}
 <title>{{SITE_TITLE}} - Contact</title>
-
 {% endblock %}
-
 {% block content %}
-	
 	{% if msg %}
 		<div class="alert alert-success alert-dismissible fade show my-3" role="alert">
 			<i class="fas fa-check-circle my-auto" aria-hidden="true"></i>
@@ -18,7 +14,7 @@
 			</button>
 		</div>
 	{% endif %}
-
+	<section id="contact">
 	<h1 class="article-title">Contact {{SITE_TITLE}} Admins</h1>
 
 	<p>Use this form to contact {{SITE_TITLE}} Admins.</p>
@@ -34,18 +30,16 @@
 			<div id="filename"><i class="far fa-image"></i></div>
 			<input autocomplete="off" id="file-upload" type="file" name="file" accept="image/*, video/*" {% if request.headers.get('cf-ipcountry')=="T1" %}disabled{% endif %} onchange="changename('filename','file-upload')" hidden>
 		</label>
+		{% if not v and hcaptcha %}
+			<div class="h-captcha" data-sitekey="{{hcaptcha}}"></div>
+		{% endif %}
 		<input type="submit" value="Submit" class="btn btn-primary mt-3">
 	</form>
-
-	<pre>
-
-
-	</pre>
-
-	<p>If you can see this line, we haven't been contacted by any law enforcement or governmental organizations in 2022 yet.</p>
-
-	<pre>
-
-
-	</pre>
+	</section>
+	<section id="canary">
+		<p>If you can see this line, we haven't been contacted by any law enforcement or governmental organizations in 2022 yet.</p>
+	</section>
+	{% if hcaptcha %}
+		<script src="{{ 'js/hcaptcha.js' | asset }}"></script>
+	{% endif %}
 {% endblock %}