diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/domain.py b/src/registrar/forms/domain.py
index f14448bcf..2f9aa1976 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/domain.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class DomainSecurityEmailForm(forms.Form):
 
     """Form for adding or editing a security email to a domain."""
 
-    security_email = forms.EmailField(label="Security email")
+    security_email = forms.EmailField(label="Security email", required=False)
 
 
 class DomainOrgNameAddressForm(forms.ModelForm):
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain.py b/src/registrar/models/domain.py
index 6b7078162..91f4299e5 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain.py
@@ -625,7 +625,10 @@ class Domain(TimeStampedModel, DomainHelper):
     def get_security_email(self):
         logger.info("get_security_email-> getting the contact ")
         secContact = self.security_contact
-        return secContact.email
+        if secContact is not None:
+            return secContact.email
+        else:
+            return None
 
     def clientHoldStatus(self):
         return epp.Status(state=self.Status.CLIENT_HOLD, description="", lang="en")