diff --git a/erpnext/www/book_appointment/index.py b/erpnext/www/book_appointment/index.py
index 06e99da3f9..8cb66275e0 100644
--- a/erpnext/www/book_appointment/index.py
+++ b/erpnext/www/book_appointment/index.py
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ def get_context(context):
 
 @frappe.whitelist(allow_guest=True)
 def get_appointment_settings():
-	settings = frappe.get_doc("Appointment Booking Settings")
-	settings.holiday_list = frappe.get_doc("Holiday List", settings.holiday_list)
+	settings = frappe.get_cached_value(
+		"Appointment Booking Settings",
+		None,
+		["holiday_list", "advance_booking_days", "appointment_duration", "success_redirect_url"],
+		as_dict=True,
+	)
 	return settings
 
 
@@ -90,23 +94,27 @@ def get_available_slots_between(query_start_time, query_end_time, settings):
 
 @frappe.whitelist(allow_guest=True)
 def create_appointment(date, time, tz, contact):
-	format_string = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
-	scheduled_time = datetime.datetime.strptime(date + " " + time, format_string)
+	contact = json.loads(contact)
+	datetime_obj = datetime.datetime.strptime(date + " " + time, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
 	# Strip tzinfo from datetime objects since it's handled by the doctype
+	scheduled_time_obj = datetime_obj.replace(tzinfo=None)
+	scheduled_time = convert_to_system_timezone(tz, scheduled_time_obj)
 	scheduled_time = scheduled_time.replace(tzinfo=None)
-	scheduled_time = convert_to_system_timezone(tz, scheduled_time)
-	scheduled_time = scheduled_time.replace(tzinfo=None)
+
 	# Create a appointment document from form
 	appointment = frappe.new_doc("Appointment")
-	appointment.scheduled_time = scheduled_time
-	contact = json.loads(contact)
-	appointment.customer_name = contact.get("name", None)
-	appointment.customer_phone_number = contact.get("number", None)
-	appointment.customer_skype = contact.get("skype", None)
-	appointment.customer_details = contact.get("notes", None)
-	appointment.customer_email = contact.get("email", None)
-	appointment.status = "Open"
-	appointment.insert()
+	appointment.update(
+		{
+			"scheduled_time": scheduled_time,
+			"customer_name": contact.get("name", None),
+			"customer_phone_number": contact.get("number", None),
+			"customer_skype": contact.get("skype", None),
+			"customer_details": contact.get("notes", None),
+			"customer_email": contact.get("email", None),
+			"status": "Open",
+		}
+	)
+	appointment.insert(ignore_permissions=True)
 	return appointment
 
 
diff --git a/erpnext/www/book_appointment/verify/index.py b/erpnext/www/book_appointment/verify/index.py
index 1a5ba9de7e..4a1ed75ee9 100644
--- a/erpnext/www/book_appointment/verify/index.py
+++ b/erpnext/www/book_appointment/verify/index.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import frappe
 from frappe.utils.verified_command import verify_request
 
 
-@frappe.whitelist(allow_guest=True)
 def get_context(context):
 	if not verify_request():
 		context.success = False
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ def get_context(context):
 		appointment = frappe.get_doc("Appointment", appointment_name)
 		appointment.set_verified(email)
 		context.success = True
-		return context
 	else:
 		context.success = False
-		return context
+	return context