diff --git a/mailServer/mailserverManager.py b/mailServer/mailserverManager.py
index 9790c0e69..db8ec3c20 100755
--- a/mailServer/mailserverManager.py
+++ b/mailServer/mailserverManager.py
@@ -548,12 +548,12 @@ class MailServerManager:
 
             CentOSPath = '/etc/redhat-release'
             if os.path.exists(CentOSPath):
-                password = bcrypt.hashpw(str(password), bcrypt.gensalt())
-                password = '{CRYPT}%s' % (password)
+                password = bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode('utf-8'), bcrypt.gensalt())
+                password = '{CRYPT}%s' % (password.decode())
                 emailDB.password = password
             else:
-                password = bcrypt.hashpw(str(password), bcrypt.gensalt())
-                password = '{CRYPT}%s' % (password)
+                password = bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode('utf-8'), bcrypt.gensalt())
+                password = '{CRYPT}%s' % (password.decode())
                 emailDB.password = password
 
             emailDB.save()
diff --git a/plogical/mailUtilities.py b/plogical/mailUtilities.py
index 144dc2cb4..a7f9fe356 100755
--- a/plogical/mailUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/mailUtilities.py
@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ class mailUtilities:
 
             if os.path.exists(CentOSPath):
                 password = bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode('utf-8'), bcrypt.gensalt())
-                password = '{CRYPT}%s' % (password)
+                password = '{CRYPT}%s' % (password.decode())
                 emailAcct = EUsers(emailOwner=emailDomain, email=finalEmailUsername, password=password)
                 emailAcct.mail = 'maildir:/home/vmail/%s/%s/Maildir' % (domain, userName)
                 emailAcct.save()
             else:
                 password = bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode('utf-8'), bcrypt.gensalt())
-                password = '{CRYPT}%s' % (password)
+                password = '{CRYPT}%s' % (password.decode())
                 emailAcct = EUsers(emailOwner=emailDomain, email=finalEmailUsername, password=password)
                 emailAcct.mail = 'maildir:/home/vmail/%s/%s/Maildir' % (domain, userName)
                 emailAcct.save()
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ class mailUtilities:
                 CentOSPath = '/etc/redhat-release'
                 changePass = EUsers.objects.get(email=email)
                 if os.path.exists(CentOSPath):
-                    password = bcrypt.hashpw(str(newPassword), bcrypt.gensalt())
-                    password = '{CRYPT}%s' % (password)
+                    password = bcrypt.hashpw(newPassword.encode('utf-8'), bcrypt.gensalt())
+                    password = '{CRYPT}%s' % (password.decode())
                     changePass.password = password
                 else:
                     changePass.password = newPassword
diff --git a/plogical/virtualHostUtilities.py b/plogical/virtualHostUtilities.py
index b338e0c7f..3de959463 100755
--- a/plogical/virtualHostUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/virtualHostUtilities.py
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class virtualHostUtilities:
                         'Default', '100%', '1G', '1024', '50', '1024', '1G', '20')
                     ProcessUtilities.normalExecutioner(command)
 
-                    command = 'sudo lvectl apply all'
+                    command = 'lvectl apply all'
                     ProcessUtilities.normalExecutioner(command)
                 else:
                     try: