diff --git a/app/Controllers/ContactController.php b/app/Controllers/ContactController.php
index 4ac09ed..2844d8e 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/ContactController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/ContactController.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * File: ContactController.php
- * Version: 1.2
+ * Version: 1.5
  * Path: /app/Controllers/ContactController.php
  * Purpose: Handles contact form display and submission logic.
  * Project: Wizdom Networks Website
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use WizdomNetworks\WizeWeb\Utilities\Logger;
 use WizdomNetworks\WizeWeb\Utilities\Validator;
 use WizdomNetworks\WizeWeb\Utilities\Response;
 use WizdomNetworks\WizeWeb\Utilities\Sanitizer;
+use WizdomNetworks\WizeWeb\Utilities\Database;
 use WizdomNetworks\WizeWeb\Models\ContactModel;
 use Exception;
 
@@ -58,15 +59,18 @@ class ContactController
             $message   = Sanitizer::sanitizeString($data['message']);
 
             // Validate email format
-            if (!Validator::isEmail($email)) {
+            if (!Validator::IsEmail($email)) {
                 Response::badRequest('Invalid email address.');
             }
 
             $ip        = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?? 'unknown';
             $userAgent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? 'unknown';
 
-            // Insert into database
-            $contact = new ContactModel();
+            // Create DB connection and save to DB
+            $database = new Database();
+            $pdo = $database->getConnection();
+
+            $contact = new ContactModel($pdo);
             $result = $contact->save([
                 'first_name'  => $firstName,
                 'last_name'   => $lastName,
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ class ContactController
             ]);
 
             if (!$result) {
-                Logger::logError("Failed to save contact form submission for email: $email");
+                Logger::error("Failed to save contact form submission for email: $email");
                 Response::serverError('An error occurred while submitting your message. Please try again later.');
             }
 
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ class ContactController
                 'message' => 'Your message has been successfully submitted. Thank you!'
             ]);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
-            Logger::logError("Exception during contact form submission: " . $e->getMessage());
+            Logger::error("Exception during contact form submission: " . $e->getMessage());
             Response::serverError('A server error occurred. Please try again later.');
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/Utilities/Database.php b/app/Utilities/Database.php
index 83a610d..cb656c1 100644
--- a/app/Utilities/Database.php
+++ b/app/Utilities/Database.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Database
         $dsn = sprintf('mysql:host=%s;dbname=%s;charset=utf8mb4', $_ENV['DB_HOST'], $_ENV['DB_NAME']);
 
         try {
-            $this->connection = new PDO($dsn, $_ENV['DB_USER'], $_ENV['DB_PASSWORD']);
+            $this->connection = new PDO($dsn, $_ENV['DB_USER'], $_ENV['DB_PASS']);
             $this->connection->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
             Logger::info('Database connection established successfully.');
         } catch (PDOException $e) {