diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index d9dff77..a9586de 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@
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   <component name="ChangeListManager">
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-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/build.gradle" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/build.gradle" afterDir="false" />
+    <list default="true" id="ce59df2a-8d56-446a-867b-80e627daf479" name="Changes" comment="Update Jackson config and refactor JSON handling&#10;&#10;Introduced Jackson dependencies to replace Gson for JSON processing. Updated application properties and controllers to handle Jackson-specific exceptions. Refactored form serialization to use Jackson's `ObjectMapper` for better date handling and consistency.">
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/contact/ContactFormData.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/contact/ContactFormData.java" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/form/Form.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/form/Form.java" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/form/StoreFormQuery.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/form/StoreFormQuery.java" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/verify_mail/FormQuery.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/verify_mail/FormQuery.java" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/verify_mail/VerifyController.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/verify_mail/VerifyController.java" afterDir="false" />
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@@ -539,7 +535,15 @@
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-    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="22" />
+    <task id="LOCAL-00022" summary="Update Jackson config and refactor JSON handling&#10;&#10;Introduced Jackson dependencies to replace Gson for JSON processing. Updated application properties and controllers to handle Jackson-specific exceptions. Refactored form serialization to use Jackson's `ObjectMapper` for better date handling and consistency.">
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+      <created>1722981496092</created>
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+      <option name="presentableId" value="LOCAL-00022" />
+      <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
+      <updated>1722981496092</updated>
+    </task>
+    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="23" />
     <servers />
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   <component name="TypeScriptGeneratedFilesManager">
@@ -579,6 +583,7 @@
     <MESSAGE value="Add REST annotations to StaffAppController&#10;&#10;Introduce `@RestController` and `@RequestMapping` annotations to the `StaffAppController` class. This change standardizes the API endpoint and ensures all methods within this class are mapped correctly under `/api/apply`." />
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+    <MESSAGE value="Update Jackson config and refactor JSON handling&#10;&#10;Introduced Jackson dependencies to replace Gson for JSON processing. Updated application properties and controllers to handle Jackson-specific exceptions. Refactored form serialization to use Jackson's `ObjectMapper` for better date handling and consistency." />
+    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="Update Jackson config and refactor JSON handling&#10;&#10;Introduced Jackson dependencies to replace Gson for JSON processing. Updated application properties and controllers to handle Jackson-specific exceptions. Refactored form serialization to use Jackson's `ObjectMapper` for better date handling and consistency." />
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/apply/StaffAppFormData.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/apply/StaffAppFormData.java
index 470f47f..f8cf456 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/apply/StaffAppFormData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/apply/StaffAppFormData.java
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ public class StaffAppFormData extends Form {
                 '}';
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getDiscordBotUrl() {
+        return "http://discordbot:8001/api/apply/staffApplication";
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toHtml() {
         String[] fields = {"Username", "Email", "Discord", "PC requirements", "Age", "Pronoun", "Join date", "Avg time", "Available days", "Available time", "Staff experience", "Plugin experience", "Why staff", "Expectations mod", "Other"};
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/contact/ContactFormData.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/contact/ContactFormData.java
index a73cebd..21bb473 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/contact/ContactFormData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/contact/ContactFormData.java
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ public class ContactFormData extends Form {
                 '}';
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getDiscordBotUrl() {
+        return "http://discordbot:8001/api/contact/submitContactForm";
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toHtml() {
         String[] fields = {"Username", "Email", "Question"};
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/form/Form.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/form/Form.java
index 389f0b1..f535758 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/form/Form.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/form/Form.java
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ public abstract class Form {
 
     @Override
     public abstract String toString();
+
+    public abstract String getDiscordBotUrl();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/verify_mail/VerifyController.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/verify_mail/VerifyController.java
index 43008a2..778a9e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/verify_mail/VerifyController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/forms/verify_mail/VerifyController.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class VerifyController {
                     try {
                         HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                                 //Discord bot url
-                                .uri(new URI("http://discordbot:8001/api/contact/submitContactForm"))//TODO get uri from form
+                                .uri(new URI(form.getDiscordBotUrl()))//TODO get uri from form
                                 .header("Content-Type", "application/json;charset=UTF-8")
                                 .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(form.toJsonString(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
                                 .build();