diff --git a/www/submit.php b/www/submit.php
index dd2668e..6eb35a5 100644
--- a/www/submit.php
+++ b/www/submit.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 session_start();
 $submission_message = null; // Initialize the variable
-
+$status_class = null;
 if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
   // Link checks
   $link = str_replace(['<','>'],'', $_POST['link']);
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
   $captcha = htmlspecialchars($_POST['captcha']);
   // Captcha Auth check
   if ($captcha != htmlspecialchars($_SESSION['secure'])){
-    $submission_message = "<h3 class='submission-status-error'>Captcha Failed</h3>";
+      $submission_message = "Error: Captcha Failed";
   } else {
     if (empty($link) or empty($name) or empty($description)){
-      $submission_message = "<h3 class='submission-status-error'>All of the fields must not be empty</h3>";
+	$submission_message = "Error: All of the fields must not be empty";
     } else {
        if (strlen($link) > 512 or strlen($name) > 64 or strlen($description) > 256 or strlen($sensitive) > 1 or strlen($category) > 64){
-	$submission_message = "<h3 class='submission-status-error'>Don't exceed the limit</h3>";
+	   $submission_message = "Error: Don't exceed the limit";
        } else {
 
           // Open the file once before the loop
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
           }
 
           if ($submission_message === null) { // Only set success message if no error occurred
-            $submission_message = "<h3 class='submission-status-success'>Link Successfully Submitted</h3>";
+              $submission_message = "Link Successfully Submitted";
           }
        }
     }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
 <html>
 <?php include("header.php");?>
 <div class="width-class">
-   <?php echo $submission_message; ?>
+  <h3 class="<?php echo str_contains($submission_message, 'Error') ? 'submission-status-error' : 'submission-status-success' ?>"> <?php echo $submission_message ?> </h3>
   <center>
     <h1>Character Limits</h1>
     <p>Link should be 354</p>
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
     <label style="color:white">Captcha</label>
     <div>
     <img src="generate.php">
-    <input type="text" name="captcha">
+    <input required type="text" name="captcha">
     <input type="submit" value="submit" name="submit" />
     </div>
   </form>
