diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modals/SendMessageModal/index.tsx b/frontend/src/components/modals/SendMessageModal/index.tsx
index 27937abeef..5a23f0ccc1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modals/SendMessageModal/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modals/SendMessageModal/index.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {useSendEventMessage} from "../../../mutations/useSendEventMessage.ts";
 import {ProductSelector} from "../../common/ProductSelector";
 import {useEffect} from "react";
 import {useGetAccount} from "../../../queries/useGetAccount.ts";
-import { getConfig } from "../../../utilites/config.ts";
+import {StripeConnectButton} from "../../common/StripeConnectButton";
 
 interface EventMessageModalProps extends GenericModalProps {
     orderId?: IdParam,
@@ -156,17 +156,11 @@ export const SendMessageModal = (props: EventMessageModalProps) => {
                 {accountRequiresManualVerification && (
                     <>
                         <Alert mt={20} variant={'light'} icon={<IconAlertCircle size="1rem"/>}
-                               title={t`Contact us to enable messaging`}>
-                            {t`Due to the high risk of spam, we require manual verification before you can send messages.
-                         Please contact us to request access.`}
-                            <Button
-                                mt={20}
-                                onClick={() => window.open(`mailto:${getConfig("VITE_PLATFORM_SUPPORT_EMAIL", "support@hi.events")}`)}
-                                variant={'outline'}
-                                fullWidth
-                            >
-                                {t`Contact Support`}
-                            </Button>
+                               title={t`Connect Stripe to enable messaging`}>
+                            {t`Due to the high risk of spam, you must connect a Stripe account before you can send messages to attendees.
+                             This is to ensure that all event organizers are verified and accountable.`}
+                            <br/><br/>
+                            <StripeConnectButton/>
                         </Alert>
 
                     </>