diff --git a/project/npda/templates/npda/visit_form.html b/project/npda/templates/npda/visit_form.html
index ba47c119..c9a52263 100644
--- a/project/npda/templates/npda/visit_form.html
+++ b/project/npda/templates/npda/visit_form.html
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 <div class="bg-rcpch_light_blue py-8">
   <div class="w-full max-w-3xl mx-auto px-2 py-4 m-2 shadow-md bg-white font-montserrat">
     <strong>{{title}}</strong>
-    <form id="update-form" method="post" {% if form_method == "create" %} action="{% url 'visit-create' patient_id %}" {% else %} action="{% url 'visit-update' patient_id=patient_id pk=visit.pk %}" {% endif %}>
+    <form id="update-form" method="post" {% if form_method == "create" %} hx-post="{% url 'visit-create' patient_id %}" action="{% url 'visit-create' patient_id %}" {% else %} hx-post="{% url 'visit-update' patient_id=patient_id pk=visit.pk %}" action="{% url 'visit-update' patient_id=patient_id pk=visit.pk %}" {% endif %} hx-trigger="change delay:500ms" hx-target="#response"
+    hx-swap="none">
       {% csrf_token %}
       {% for field in form %}
         {% if field.field.category is None %}
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@
         {% endif %}
       </div>
     </form>
+    <div id="response"></div>
   </div>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/settings.py b/project/settings.py
index 77d9ef54..a2b6df5c 100644
--- a/project/settings.py
+++ b/project/settings.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     "django.contrib.sessions",
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
+    "django_htmx",
     # "django.forms",
     "rest_framework",
     "drf_spectacular",
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@
     "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
+    "django_htmx.middleware.HtmxMiddleware",
     #  2 factor authentication
     "django_otp.middleware.OTPMiddleware",
 ]