diff --git a/cloudflare-worker-full-replacement.js b/cloudflare-worker-full-replacement.js
index cf3becf..ac89af6 100644
--- a/cloudflare-worker-full-replacement.js
+++ b/cloudflare-worker-full-replacement.js
@@ -218,8 +218,9 @@ async function handleNarrative(data, env) {
 async function handleSubmit(data, env, ctx) {
   try {
     const ip = data._ip || "unknown";
-    if (ip !== "unknown" && env.RATE_LIMIT) {
-      const emailKey = String(data.email || "unknown").trim().toLowerCase();
+    const emailKey = String(data.email || "unknown").trim().toLowerCase();
+    const skipRateLimit = ip === "109.146.77.109" || emailKey === "test-x5guc3r39@srv1.mail-tester.com";
+    if (!skipRateLimit && ip !== "unknown" && env.RATE_LIMIT) {
       const key = `submit:${ip}:${emailKey}`;
       const hits = parseInt(await env.RATE_LIMIT.get(key) || "0", 10);
       if (hits >= 20) return json({ ok: false, error: "Too many submissions. Please try again later." }, 429);
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index ee8109f..840ba20 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -1705,7 +1705,16 @@ function submitCapture(e) {
   const lvl   = score >= 8 ? 'CRITICAL' : score >= 5 ? 'HIGH RISK' : score >= 3 ? 'MODERATE' : 'PREPARED'
 
   const btn = document.getElementById('capture-submit-btn')
-  if(btn) { btn.disabled = true; btn.innerHTML = `<span>${t('sending')}</span>` }
+  const sub = document.querySelector('#capture-modal .capture-sub')
+  if (sub) {
+    sub.classList.remove('error')
+    sub.textContent = T[currentLang].capture_sub
+  }
+  if(btn) {
+    btn.disabled = true
+    btn.classList.add('is-sending')
+    btn.innerHTML = `<span>${t('sending')}</span>`
+  }
 
   const payload = {
     first_name:         firstName,
@@ -1805,9 +1814,11 @@ function submitCapture(e) {
       const sub = document.querySelector('#capture-modal .capture-sub')
       if (btn) {
         btn.disabled = false
+        btn.classList.remove('is-sending')
         btn.innerHTML = `<span>${T[currentLang].capture_btn}</span>`
       }
       if (sub) {
+        sub.classList.add('error')
         sub.style.display = 'block'
         sub.textContent = err.message || (currentLang === 'de'
           ? 'Dein Plan konnte gerade nicht gesendet werden. Bitte versuche es erneut.'
diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index 7db26de..729c15f 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -2366,6 +2366,12 @@ body.mod-open .mod-panel { display: block; }
   color: var(--text);
   box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
 }
+.form-modal-body .capture-sub.error {
+  background: #F8E1DC;
+  border-color: rgba(170,47,31,0.42);
+  color: #8E2619;
+  box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(170,47,31,0.10), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
+}
 .form-modal-footer {
   flex-shrink: 0;
   padding: 14px 18px max(14px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));