diff --git a/lib/pages/alert_details.dart b/lib/pages/alert_details.dart
index 56c8531..64e16f9 100644
--- a/lib/pages/alert_details.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/alert_details.dart
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class _AlertDetailsState extends State<AlertDetails> {
                   ElevatedButton(
                     onPressed: () async {
                       final response = await AlertFunctions.updateCount(
-                          widget.alertDetails.id, widget.alertDetails.phone);
+                          widget.alertDetails.id);
                       if (response.statusCode == 200) {
                         final responseData = json.decode(response.body);
                         profileData.flagCount = responseData['flag_count'];
diff --git a/lib/utils/alert_functions.dart b/lib/utils/alert_functions.dart
index c383351..835d881 100644
--- a/lib/utils/alert_functions.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/alert_functions.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'package:flutter_secure_storage/flutter_secure_storage.dart';
 
 class AlertFunctions {
-  static Future<http.Response> updateCount(String id, phone) async {
+  static Future<http.Response> updateCount(String id) async {
+    const storage = FlutterSecureStorage();
+    final phone = await storage.read(key: "phone");
+
     Uri url = Uri.parse(
         'https://alertme.onrender.com/api/v1/alert/flag/?_id=$id&phone=$phone');
     String encodedUri = Uri.encodeComponent(
@@ -12,7 +16,9 @@ class AlertFunctions {
     return http.put(url);
   }
 
-  static Future<http.Response> updateView(String id, phone) async {
+  static Future<http.Response> updateView(String id) async {
+    const storage = FlutterSecureStorage();
+    final phone = await storage.read(key: "phone");
     return http.put(
       Uri.parse(
           'https://alertme.onrender.com/api/v1/alert/view/?_id=$id&phone=$phone'),
diff --git a/lib/utils/alert_receiver.dart b/lib/utils/alert_receiver.dart
index f855530..4627714 100644
--- a/lib/utils/alert_receiver.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/alert_receiver.dart
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ class AlertReceiver {
           responseData['view_count'],
           responseData['flag_count']);
 
-      final viewUpdateResponse =
-          await AlertFunctions.updateView(id, responseData['phone']);
+      final viewUpdateResponse = await AlertFunctions.updateView(id);
       if (viewUpdateResponse.statusCode == 200) {
         debugPrint("view updated");
       }