From f334e516f1aaeded8d3b87aa7fdee551c0ef5659 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zandercymatics <141044360+zandercymatics@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:41:34 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add a failure message when there is no EPP connection

---
 src/registrar/views/domain.py | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/registrar/views/domain.py b/src/registrar/views/domain.py
index 276895799..f30014269 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/domain.py
@@ -306,6 +306,15 @@ class DomainSecurityEmailView(DomainPermissionView, FormMixin):
 
         domain = self.get_object()
         contact = domain.security_contact
+
+        # If no default is created for security_contact,
+        # then we cannot connect to EPPLib.
+        if contact is None:
+            messages.error(
+                self.request, "Update failed. Cannot contact the registry."
+            )
+            return redirect(self.get_success_url())
+
         contact.email = new_email
         contact.save()