diff --git a/backend/contracts/MessageBox.sol b/backend/contracts/MessageBox.sol
index 366c734..1229c5d 100644
--- a/backend/contracts/MessageBox.sol
+++ b/backend/contracts/MessageBox.sol
@@ -2,11 +2,18 @@
 pragma solidity ^0.8.0;
 
 contract MessageBox {
-    string public message;
+    string private _message;
     address public author;
 
     function setMessage(string calldata in_message) external {
-        message = in_message;
+        _message = in_message;
         author = msg.sender;
     }
+
+    function message() external view returns (string memory) {
+      if (msg.sender!=author) {
+        revert("not allowed");
+      }
+      return _message;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/test/MessageBox.ts b/backend/test/MessageBox.ts
index f45e838..c1788cd 100644
--- a/backend/test/MessageBox.ts
+++ b/backend/test/MessageBox.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("MessageBox", function () {
     return { messageBox };
   }
 
-  it("Should send message", async function () {
+  it("Should set message", async function () {
     const {messageBox} = await deployMessageBox();
 
     await messageBox.setMessage("hello world");
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue b/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
index bae0685..d08fe9b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ function handleError(error: Error, errorMessage: string) {
 }
 
 async function fetchMessage(): Promise<Message> {
-  const message = await uwMessageBox.value!.message();
-  const author = await uwMessageBox.value!.author();
+  const message = await messageBox.value!.message();
+  const author = await messageBox.value!.author();
 
   return { message, author };
 }