diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
index ee83034e1..959183f34 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1095,6 +1095,12 @@ class TestDomainPermissions(TestWithDomainPermissions):
             )
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
 
+        with less_console_noise():
+            response = self.client.get(
+                reverse("domain-security-email", kwargs={"pk": self.domain.id})
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
 
 class TestDomainDetail(TestWithDomainPermissions, WebTest):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/domain.py b/src/registrar/views/domain.py
index d0fa8952e..b5962c398 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/domain.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class DomainSecurityEmailView(DomainPermission, FormMixin, DetailView):
         """The form is valid, call setter in model."""
 
         # Set the security email from the form
-        new_email = form.cleaned_data["security_email"]
+        new_email = form.cleaned_data.get("security_email", "")
         domain = self.get_object()
         domain.set_security_email(new_email)