diff --git a/src/iss-components/address-questions/address-questions.vue b/src/iss-components/address-questions/address-questions.vue
index 96ce8f07..5d9b8336 100644
--- a/src/iss-components/address-questions/address-questions.vue
+++ b/src/iss-components/address-questions/address-questions.vue
@@ -193,9 +193,12 @@ export default {
             window.handleGoogleMapsAuthFailure = () => {
                 this.unloadAutocomplete(); // Clean up any initialized autocomplete functionality
                 if (this.addressField1) {
-                    document.getElementById('autocomplete').disabled = false; // Re-enable the address field so the user can manually enter their address
-                    document.getElementById('autocomplete').style.removeProperty('background-image'); // Remove the Google Maps icon from the address field
-                    document.getElementById('autocomplete').placeholder = ''; // Optionally, update the placeholder to indicate manual entry
+                    const el = this.addressField1;
+                    if (el) {
+                        el.disabled = false; // Re-enable the address field so the user can manually enter their address
+                        el.style.removeProperty('background-image'); // Remove the Google Maps icon from the address field
+                        el.placeholder = ''; // Optionally, update the placeholder to indicate manual entry
+                    }
                 }                
                 this.showAllFields = true; // Show the address fields so the user can manually enter their address if Google Maps fails to load
             };