diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index f5cb16f609..fdeef2d959 100755
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ var mongoose = require('mongoose');
 var passport = require('passport');
 var expressValidator = require('express-validator');
 
-/**
- * Create Express server.
- */
-
-var app = express();
-
 /**
  * Load controllers.
  */
@@ -33,6 +27,13 @@ var contactController = require('./controllers/contact');
 var secrets = require('./config/secrets');
 var passportConf = require('./config/passport');
 
+/**
+ * Create Express server.
+ */
+
+var app = express();
+
+
 /**
  * Mongoose configuration.
  */
diff --git a/controllers/contact.js b/controllers/contact.js
index ac68f03fd3..a8848299a5 100644
--- a/controllers/contact.js
+++ b/controllers/contact.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ exports.getContact = function(req, res) {
 
 exports.postContact = function(req, res) {
   req.assert('name', 'Name cannot be blank').notEmpty();
-  req.assert('email', 'Email cannot be blank').notEmpty();
   req.assert('email', 'Email is not valid').isEmail();
   req.assert('message', 'Message cannot be blank').notEmpty();