diff --git a/src/digital-components/phonenumber-question/phonenumber-question.vue b/src/digital-components/phonenumber-question/phonenumber-question.vue
index 36dc1b543..0beef1d7c 100644
--- a/src/digital-components/phonenumber-question/phonenumber-question.vue
+++ b/src/digital-components/phonenumber-question/phonenumber-question.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 <template>
     <div class="phonenumber-question d-flex flex-column">
         <textboxQuestion
-            type="tel"
-            :max-length="12"
-            v-model="selectedValue"
-            :isRequired="isRequired"
-            :validationRules="validationRuleForTextBoxQuestion"
-            :keyDownHandler="onKeyDown"
-            cmsWidgetName="phoneNumberQuestionWidget" />
+        type="tel"
+        :max-length="12"
+        v-model="selectedValue"
+        :isRequired="isRequired"
+        :validationRules="validationRuleForTextBoxQuestion"
+        :keyDownHandler="onKeyDown"
+        @input="filterNumber"
+        cmsWidgetName="phoneNumberQuestionWidget" />
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -42,11 +43,11 @@ export default {
 
         switch (typeof modelValue) {
             case "number":
-                initialValue = modelValue;
-                break;
+            initialValue = modelValue;
+            break;
             default:
-                initialValue = modelValue && modelValue.length > 0 ? modelValue : "";
-                break;
+            initialValue = modelValue && modelValue.length > 0 ? modelValue : "";
+            break;
         }
 
         const fieldOptions = {
@@ -71,6 +72,11 @@ export default {
             errors,
         };
     },
+    data() {
+        return {
+            phoneNumber: ''
+        };
+    },
     computed: {
         phoneNumberQuestionWidget() {
             return this.getCmsContent(this.cmsWidgetName, "QuestionText");
@@ -108,13 +114,10 @@ export default {
             // Update the phone number with the formatted version
             return formattedNumber;
         },
+        filterNumber() {
+            this.selectedValue = this.selectedValue.replace(/1/g, '');
+        },
         onKeyDown(event) {
-            if (
-                (this.selectedValue.length === 0 && event.key === "1") ||
-                (event.keyCode >= 65 && event.keyCode <= 90)
-            ) {
-                event.preventDefault();
-            }
             this.formatPhoneNumber(event.target.value + event.key);
         },
     },