diff --git a/src/api/mt_form.rs b/src/api/mt_form.rs
index 9d9455d..48d7bc3 100644
--- a/src/api/mt_form.rs
+++ b/src/api/mt_form.rs
@@ -67,14 +67,40 @@ struct MtForm {
 
 #[post("/mt-form")]
 pub async fn mt_form(MultipartForm(form): MultipartForm<MtForm>) -> HttpResponse {
-    let first = form.first_name.as_ref().unwrap().0.clone();
-    let last = form.last_name.as_ref().unwrap().0.clone();
+    let first = form
+        .first_name
+        .as_ref()
+        .unwrap_or(&Text {
+            0: String::from(""),
+        })
+        .0
+        .clone();
+    let last = form
+        .last_name
+        .as_ref()
+        .unwrap_or(&Text {
+            0: String::from(""),
+        })
+        .0
+        .clone();
     let email_subject = format!("{} {} signed up for mission trip!", first, last);
     let filename_noext = String::from(format!("{}_{}", first, last));
     let parent = format!(
         "{} {}",
-        form.parent_first_name.as_ref().unwrap().0.clone(),
-        form.parent_last_name.as_ref().unwrap().0.clone()
+        form.parent_first_name
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap_or(&Text {
+                0: String::from("")
+            })
+            .0
+            .clone(),
+        form.parent_last_name
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap_or(&Text {
+                0: String::from("")
+            })
+            .0
+            .clone()
     );
     let birthdate = form
         .birthdate