diff --git a/src/recovery/ssh-request.html b/src/recovery/ssh-request.html
index 3778d9a..c92d092 100644
--- a/src/recovery/ssh-request.html
+++ b/src/recovery/ssh-request.html
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
       <main class="page-body">
         <h1>SSH key recovery</h1>
         <p>
-            Recover a legacy skynet account using your username and set a new email address to link to the account. Use this only if you do not remember the account password and the linked account email is lost or incorrect.<br> Enter skynet username & email you have used with UL Wolves. </br>
+          Recover a legacy skynet account using your username and set a new email address to link to the account. Use this only if you do not remember the account password and the linked account email is lost or incorrect.
+          <br>
+          Enter skynet username & email you have used with UL Wolves.
         </p>
 
         <form id="form">
@@ -29,51 +31,12 @@
               <td><input id="mail" name="mail" type="email"/> <br/></td>
             </tr> 
             <tr>
-              <td colspan="2"><input type="submit" value="submit"/></td>
+              <td colspan="2"><input id="button" type="submit" value="submit"/></td>
             </tr>
           </table>
         </form>
         <p id="formStatus"></p>
-        <script>
-          const formEl = document.getElementById("form");
-          formEl.addEventListener('submit', formHandler);
-
-          function formHandler(listener) {
-            listener.preventDefault();
-            const formData = new FormData(formEl);
-            const object = {user: formData.get('user'), email: formData.get('mail')};
-            fetch('https://api.account.skynet.ie/ldap/recover/ssh/request', {
-              method: 'POST',
-              body: JSON.stringify(object),
-              mode: "cors"
-            })
-            .then(status)
-            .then(json)
-            .catch(() => {
-              document.getElementById('formStatus').innerHTML = "<span style='background-color: yellow; color: black'>Please try again</span>";
-            });
-          }
-
-          function status(res) {
-            if (res.status === 200) {
-              return res.json();
-            } else if (res.status === 500) {
-              document.getElementById('formStatus').innerHTML = "<span style='background-color: red; color: white'>Failure</span>";
-            } else {
-              document.getElementById('formStatus').innerHTML = "<span style='background-color: red; color: white'>Failure: Failed to communicate to server</span>";
-            }
-          }
-
-          function json(temp) {
-            if (temp) {
-              if (temp.result === 'error') {
-                document.getElementById('formStatus').innerHTML = `<span style='background-color: red; color: white'>${temp.error}</span>`;
-              } else {
-                document.getElementById('formStatus').innerHTML = "<span style='background-color: green; color: white'>Success</span>";
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        </script>
+        <script src="ssh-request.js"></script>
       </main>
       <footer class="page-footer">
         UL Computer Society 2023-<span id="year">2023</span>
diff --git a/src/recovery/ssh-request.js b/src/recovery/ssh-request.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d45b75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/recovery/ssh-request.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+const form = document.getElementById("form");
+form.addEventListener('submit',  formHandler);
+
+const form_status = document.getElementById("formStatus");
+
+const button = document.getElementById("button");
+button.addEventListener('submit', formHandler);
+
+
+async function formHandler(listener) {
+    listener.preventDefault();
+    const formData = new FormData(form);
+    const body = {user: formData.get('user'), email: formData.get('mail')};
+
+    let url = 'https://api.account.skynet.ie/ldap/recover/ssh/request';
+    let req;
+
+    try {
+        req = await fetch(url, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: JSON.stringify(body),
+            mode: "cors"
+        });
+    } catch (e) {
+        form_status.innerHTML = `<span style='background-color: red; color: white'>${e}</span>`;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (req.status !== 200) {
+        form_status.innerHTML = "<span style='background-color: red; color: white'>Failure</span>";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let temp = await req.json();
+    if (temp.result === 'error') {
+        form_status.innerHTML = `<span style='background-color: red; color: white'>${temp.error}</span>`;
+    } else {
+        form_status.innerHTML = "<span style='background-color: green; color: white'>Success</span>";
+    }
+}
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