diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TwilioController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TwilioController.php
index 1c9760eb1a..16fa06484f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TwilioController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TwilioController.php
@@ -43,9 +43,19 @@ class TwilioController extends BaseController
 
         $twilio = new Client($sid, $token);
 
-        $verification = $twilio->verify->v2->services(config('ninja.twilio_verify_sid'))
-                                           ->verifications
-                                           ->create($request->phone, "sms");
+
+        try {
+            $verification = $twilio->verify
+                                   ->v2
+                                   ->services(config('ninja.twilio_verify_sid'))
+                                   ->verifications
+                                   ->create($request->phone, "sms");
+        }
+        catch(\Exception $e) {
+
+            return response()->json(['message' => 'Phone number format is incorrect, please use international number format and try again.'], 400);
+
+        }
 
         $account->account_sms_verification_code = $verification->sid;
         $account->account_sms_verification_number = $request->phone;
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Twilio/GenerateSmsRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Twilio/GenerateSmsRequest.php
index 7867472717..c22580dcf4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Twilio/GenerateSmsRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Twilio/GenerateSmsRequest.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class GenerateSmsRequest extends Request
     {
 
         return [
-            'phone' => 'required|regex:^\+[1-9]\d{1,14}$',
+            'phone' => 'required|regex:^\+[1-9]\d{1,14}$^',
         ];
         
     }
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index 581eb22929..d0670923e0 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -197,4 +197,8 @@ return [
     'ninja_apple_client_id' => env('APPLE_CLIENT_ID', false),
     'ninja_apple_client_secret' => env('APPLE_CLIENT_SECRET',false),
     'ninja_apple_redirect_url' => env('APPLE_REDIRECT_URI',false),
+    'twilio_account_sid' => env('TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID',false),
+    'twilio_auth_token' => env('TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN',false),
+    'twilio_verify_sid' => env('TWILIO_VERIFY_SID',false),
+
 ];