diff --git a/mail/contact_me.php b/mail/contact_me.php
index 3a94356..b231ed7 100755
--- a/mail/contact_me.php
+++ b/mail/contact_me.php
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 <?php
+$email_address = filter_var($_POST['email'], FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
+
 // Check for empty fields
 if(empty($_POST['name'])  		||
    empty($_POST['email']) 		||
    empty($_POST['phone']) 		||
    empty($_POST['message'])	||
-   !filter_var($_POST['email'],FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL))
+   !$email_address)
    {
 	echo "No arguments Provided!";
 	return false;
    }
 
 $name = $_POST['name'];
-$email_address = filter_var($_POST['email'], FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
-if ($email === FALSE) {
+if ($email_address === FALSE) {
     echo 'Invalid email';
     exit(1);
 }